9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2012-6652
WordPress Page Flip Book Plugin Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in pageflipbook.php script from index.php in Page Flip Book plugin for WordPress (wppageflip) allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the pageflipbook_language parameter.

INFO

Published Date :

May 13, 2019, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-6652 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 Page_flip_book_project page_flip_book
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-6652 vulnerability over time.

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://ceriksen.com/2012/07/10/wordpress-a-page-flip-book-plugin-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability/
    Added Reference https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pageflipbook-pageflipbook_language-parameter-local-file-inclusion/
    Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/30/2
    Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/31/8
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 13, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/30/2 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/30/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://ceriksen.com/2012/07/10/wordpress-a-page-flip-book-plugin-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability/ No Types Assigned http://ceriksen.com/2012/07/10/wordpress-a-page-flip-book-plugin-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pageflipbook-pageflipbook_language-parameter-local-file-inclusion/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pageflipbook-pageflipbook_language-parameter-local-file-inclusion/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/31/8 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/31/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:page_flip_book_project:page_flip_book:-:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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.
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.

1.05 }} 0.55%

score

0.83846

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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