HIGH
Directory traversal vulnerability in update/index.php in PluXml before 5.1.6 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a ..%2F (encoded dot dot slash) in the default_lang parameter
Published Aug 26, 2012
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.78%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in update/index.php in PluXml before 5.1.6 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a ..%2F (encoded dot dot slash) in the default_lang 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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
9.78% 0.09775
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.09775
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 (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.78% (0.09775) | 95.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.59% (0.09594) | 94.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 14.42% (0.14418) | 94.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 20.50% (0.20500) | 95.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 24.72% (0.24720) | 93.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 20.50% (0.20500) | 95.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.58% (0.14581) | 93.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.42% (0.06417) | 93.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.21% (0.02208) | 89.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 2.71% (0.02715) | 90.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 2.93% (0.02931) | 90.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 20, 2023 | 3.29% (0.03293) | 90.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 20, 2023 | 6.19% (0.06188) | 92.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2023 | 5.71% (0.05713) | 92.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 14, 2023 | 5.67% (0.05672) | 92.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.77% (0.06770) | 92.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 10, 2022 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.74th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 9, 2022 | 11.34% (0.11341) | 94.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 7, 2022 | 11.92% (0.11920) | 94.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.72% (0.12715) | 95.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.72% (0.12715) | 90.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0011.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://osvdb.org/81638 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49026 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://telechargements.pluxml.org/changelog x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18828 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.pluxml.org/article59/sortie-de-pluxml-5-1-6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53348 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75330 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23086 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0011.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://osvdb.org/81638 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49026 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://telechargements.pluxml.org/changelog | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18828 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.pluxml.org/article59/sortie-de-pluxml-5-1-6 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53348 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75330 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23086 | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 26, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 11, 2012
Link CVE-2012-2227
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a