CVE-2012-2202

low
Published 2012-07-27 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
3.5
VIR risk
3.5

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in javatester_init.php in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.1, 2.5, 2.5.1, and 2.8 and IBM ISS Proventia Network Mail Security System allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
ibmlotus_protector_for_mail_security2.1
ibmlotus_protector_for_mail_security2.5
ibmlotus_protector_for_mail_security2.5.1
ibmlotus_protector_for_mail_security2.8

References

CWEs

CWE-22

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.