MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in examples/show_code.php in mPDF 5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .
Published Oct 25, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.16%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in examples/show_code.php in mPDF 5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
9.16% 0.09156
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.09156
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.16% (0.09156) | 95.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.16% (0.09156) | 94.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 15.19% (0.15194) | 94.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 16.37% (0.16374) | 94.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 13.64% (0.13644) | 94.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 16.37% (0.16374) | 94.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.39% (0.22393) | 93.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 16.37% (0.16374) | 94.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.74% (0.12744) | 93.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.71% (0.06709) | 93.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.74% (0.01738) | 88.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 24, 2024 | 2.14% (0.02140) | 89.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 8.09% (0.08085) | 94.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 19, 2024 | 9.61% (0.09606) | 94.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 13.93% (0.13933) | 95.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2023 | 24.65% (0.24649) | 95.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 26.53% (0.26533) | 95.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 9, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 8, 2022 | 4.98% (0.04979) | 89.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 6, 2022 | 6.03% (0.06033) | 89.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.46% (0.06464) | 90.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 29, 2022 | 6.46% (0.06464) | 78.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.03% (0.07032) | 80.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://osvdb.org/77939 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47262 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18248 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71862 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/77939 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/47262 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18248 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71862 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 25, 2012
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 25, 2012
Link CVE-2011-5219
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a