CVE-2012-6652

Directory traversal vulnerability in pageflipbook.php script from index.php in Page Flip Book...

9.8 Critical

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

4.42%Up 3.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2012-6652
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-6652
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-6498 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-6498
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rgwf-r6wf-7f5f No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in pageflipbook.php script from index.php in Page Flip Book...

Record: GHSA-rgwf-r6wf-7f5f
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

page flip book project flip book

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-6652 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Page Flip Book Project Flip Book, published May 13, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.42%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.