CVE-2012-4997 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in acp/index.php in AneCMS allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the p parameter.

Published: 2012-09-19

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:anecms:anecms:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:anecms:anecms:2e2c583:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4921	Directory traversal vulnerability in acp/index.php in AneCMS allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the p parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02817.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18559
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52272
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73682

History

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Subscriptions

Anecms Anecms

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-09-19T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:50:18.529Z

Reserved: 2012-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4997

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-09-19T19:55:07.607

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:46:02.670

Link: CVE-2012-4997

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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