CVE-2012-6330 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 35.7% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The localization functionality in TWiki before 5.1.3, and Foswiki 1.0.x through 1.0.10 and 1.1.x through 1.1.6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer in a %MAKETEXT% macro.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 35.7% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-01-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| foswiki | foswiki |
| twiki | twiki |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Foswiki MAKETEXT - Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2012-12-23 |
References
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=30219695
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2012-6329
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56950
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=30219695
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2012-6329
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56950
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