{
    "id": "CVE-2012-5223",
    "published": "2012-10-01 20:55:03",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:46:28",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-94",
    "description": "The proc_deutf function in includes/functions_vbseocp_abstract.php in vBSEO 3.5.0, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.6.0, and earlier allows remote attackers to insert and execute arbitrary PHP code via \"complex curly syntax\" in the char_repl parameter, which is inserted into a regular expression that is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.",
    "epss_score": "0.40533",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98604",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:11",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "crawlability",
            "product": "vbseo"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "18424",
            "title": "vBSEO 3.6.0 - 'proc_deutf()' Remote PHP Code Injection (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2012-01-27",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18424"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://osvdb.org/78508",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/47699",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18424",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51647",
        "http://www.vbseo.com/f5/vbseo-security-bulletin-all-supported-versions-patch-release-52783/",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72689",
        "http://osvdb.org/78508",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/47699",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18424",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51647",
        "http://www.vbseo.com/f5/vbseo-security-bulletin-all-supported-versions-patch-release-52783/",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72689"
    ]
}