6.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-4940
Axigen Free Mail Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the View Log Files component in Axigen Free Mail Server allow remote attackers to read or delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in (1) the fileName parameter in a download action to source/loggin/page_log_dwn_file.hsp, or the fileName parameter in (2) an edit action or (3) a delete action to the default URI.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 31, 2012, 7:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2012-4940 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-2012-4940 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 Gecad axigen_free_mail_server
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/586556 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56343
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/586556 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56343

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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

20.06 }} 2.75%

score

0.96492

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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