CVE-2012-2438 — ar web content manager (AWCM) 2.2 does not restrict the number of comment records that can be submitted through HTTP requests, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via the coment parameter to (1) show_video.php or (2) topic.php

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ar web content manager (AWCM) 2.2 does not restrict the number of comment records that can be submitted through HTTP requests, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via the coment parameter to (1) show_video.php or (2) topic.php

Published Nov 26, 2012

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.62%

Description

ar web content manager (AWCM) 2.2 does not restrict the number of comment records that can be submitted through HTTP requests, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via the coment parameter to (1) show_video.php or (2) topic.php.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.62% 0.01623

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01623

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 (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.62% (0.01623)	75.24th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.62% (0.01623)	72.91th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.50% (0.00501)	63.89th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.77% (0.00772)	81.97th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.77% (0.00772)	80.69th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.77% (0.00772)	78.49th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.14% (0.01136)	59.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Oct 18, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	58.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	56.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	34.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-399

References (3)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0039.html
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/117975/AWCM-2.2-Access-Bypass.html
x_refsource_MISC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79927
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0039.html		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/117975/AWCM-2.2-Access-Bypass.html		x_refsource_MISC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79927		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Nov 26, 2012

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Apr 27, 2012

Link CVE-2012-2438

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2012-2438

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2012-2438