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CVE-2012-3588

Directory traversal vulnerability in preview.php in the Plugin Newsletter plugin 1.5 for...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in preview.php in the Plugin Newsletter plugin 1.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the data parameter.

Exploit likelihood

10.4%Up 4.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Directory traversal vulnerability in preview.php in the Plugin Newsletter plugin 1.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the data parameter.

Record
CVE-2012-3588
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in preview.php in the Plugin Newsletter plugin 1.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the data parameter.

Record
CVE-2012-3588
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-3535 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in preview.php in the Plugin Newsletter plugin 1.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the data parameter.

Record
EUVD-2012-3535
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4xmv-ghqx-jmpq No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in preview.php in the Plugin Newsletter plugin 1.5 for...

Directory traversal vulnerability in preview.php in the Plugin Newsletter plugin 1.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the data parameter.

Record
GHSA-4xmv-ghqx-jmpq
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBWordPress Plugin NewsLetter 1.5 - Remote File Disclosure2012-06-08

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2012-3588 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Wordpress Plugin Newsletter Plugin, published June 19, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.4%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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