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CVE-2012-5100

Directory traversal vulnerability in HServer 0.1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in HServer 0.1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a (1) ..%5c (dot dot encoded backslash) or (2) %2e%2e%5c (encoded dot dot backslash) in the PATH_INFO.

Exploit likelihood

7.88%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Directory traversal vulnerability in HServer 0.1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a (1) ..%5c (dot dot encoded backslash) or (2) %2e%2e%5c (encoded dot dot backslash) in the PATH_INFO.

Record
CVE-2012-5100
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 HServer 0.1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a (1) ..%5c (dot dot encoded backslash) or (2) %2e%2e%5c (encoded dot dot backslash) in the PATH_INFO.

Record
CVE-2012-5100
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5023 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in HServer 0.1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a (1) ..%5c (dot dot encoded backslash) or (2) %2e%2e%5c (encoded dot dot backslash) in the PATH_INFO.

Record
EUVD-2012-5023
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xmcm-4qr4-5mmq No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in HServer 0.1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary...

Directory traversal vulnerability in HServer 0.1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a (1) ..%5c (dot dot encoded backslash) or (2) %2e%2e%5c (encoded dot dot backslash) in the PATH_INFO.

Record
GHSA-xmcm-4qr4-5mmq
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBHServer 0.1.1 - Directory Traversal2012-01-05

History

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

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In short

CVE-2012-5100 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Luizpicanco Hserver, published September 23, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.88%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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