CVE-2012-6522
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the getContent function in codes/wcms.php in w-CMS 2.01 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the p parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
w-CMS 2.0.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| w-cms | w-cms | 2.01 | |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47527
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18348
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18711
- http://www.osvdb.org/80974
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51359
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72302
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47527
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18348
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18711
- http://www.osvdb.org/80974
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51359
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72302
CWEs
CWE-22
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.