4.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-5969
Huawei E585 Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities
Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities on the Huawei E585 device allow remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the PATH_INFO of an sdcard/ request or (2) modify arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the req_page parameter to en/sms.cgi.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 19, 2012, 11:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 19, 2012, 11:55 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.9

Exploitability Score :

6.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-5969 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 Huawei e585
2 Huawei e585u-82
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
http://www.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisories/hw-198239.htm Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/871148 US Government Resource

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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.

0.22 }} 0.08%

score

0.60043

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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