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CVE-2012-2435

Directory traversal vulnerability in the captcha module in Pligg CMS before 1.2.2 allows remote...

6.5 Medium

Directory traversal vulnerability in the captcha module in Pligg CMS before 1.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the captcha parameter to module.php, as demonstrated by cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.

Exploit likelihood

1.55%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

Directory traversal vulnerability in the captcha module in Pligg CMS before 1.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the captcha parameter to module.php, as demonstrated by cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.

Record
CVE-2012-2435
CVSS 2.0
6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in the captcha module in Pligg CMS before 1.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the captcha parameter to module.php, as demonstrated by cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.

Record
CVE-2012-2435
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2421 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in the captcha module in Pligg CMS before 1.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the captcha parameter to module.php, as demonstrated by cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.

Record
EUVD-2012-2421
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mf5w-j54p-pxmp No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in the captcha module in Pligg CMS before 1.2.2 allows remote...

Directory traversal vulnerability in the captcha module in Pligg CMS before 1.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the captcha parameter to module.php, as demonstrated by cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.

Record
GHSA-mf5w-j54p-pxmp
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2012-2435 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Pligg Cms, published May 27, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.55%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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