CVE-2012-2437 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.4% (pctl 84)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
cookie_gen.php in ar web content manager (AWCM) 2.2 does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to generate arbitrary cookies via the name parameter in conjunction with the content parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.43% — more likely to be exploited than 84% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-11-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| awcm-cms | ar web content manager |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | AR Web Content Manager (AWCM) - 'cookie_gen.php' Arbitrary Cookie Generation | 2012-11-08 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0039.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/117975/AWCM-2.2-Access-Bypass.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79926
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0039.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/117975/AWCM-2.2-Access-Bypass.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79926
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