CVE-2012-3588 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.7% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in preview.php in the Plugin Newsletter plugin 1.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the data parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 10.7% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-06-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wordpress | plugin newsletter plugin |
| wordpress | wordpress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin NewsLetter 1.5 - Remote File Disclosure | 2012-06-08 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49464
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19018
- http://www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/wordpress-plugins-plugin-newsletter-remote-file-disclosure-vulnerability.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76171
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49464
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19018
- http://www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/wordpress-plugins-plugin-newsletter-remote-file-disclosure-vulnerability.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76171
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