5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-4915
Google Doc Embedder WordPress Directory Traversal vulnerabiltiy
Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Google Doc Embedder plugin before 2.5.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter to libs/pdf.php.

INFO

Published Date :

May 29, 2014, 2:19 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:43 a.m.

Source :

PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2012-4915 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-4915 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wordpress wordpress
1 Davistribe google_doc_embedder

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Drills through git commit histories to find vulnerability IDs in change logs.

Jupyter Notebook Python

Updated: 2 years, 3 months ago
3 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : July 23, 2020, 5:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-4915 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-4915 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/88891
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/50832
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57133
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80930
  • CVE Modified by PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/80930 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80930 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    May. 29, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-4915 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

80.56 }} 0.99%

score

0.99075

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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