CVE-2012-0896 describes an absolute path traversal vulnerability in the Count Per Day module for WordPress, affecting versions prior to 3.1.1. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the 'f' parameter in download.php. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and potential for information disclosure. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV entry), exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB and Nuclei templates, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:count_per_day_project:count_per_day:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:count_per_day_project:count_per_day:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:count_per_day_project:count_per_day:2.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:count_per_day_project:count_per_day:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tom_braider:count_per_day:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.