CVE-2012-4878 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.8% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in controlcenter.php in FlatnuX CMS 2011 08.09.2 allows remote administrators to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the dir parameter in a contents/Files action.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 8.76% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-09-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| flatnux | flatnux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | FlatnuX CMS - Traversal Arbitrary File Access | 2012-04-01 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111473/Flatnux-CMS-2011-08.09.2-CSRF-XSS-Directory-Traversal.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52846
- http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=487
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74568
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111473/Flatnux-CMS-2011-08.09.2-CSRF-XSS-Directory-Traversal.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52846
- http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=487
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74568
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