CVE-2012-3521 describes multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the cssgen contrib module of GeSHi versions prior to 1.0.8.11. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit these flaws by manipulating the 'geshi-path' or 'geshi-lang-path' parameters to read arbitrary files on the affected system. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, though it only impacts confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.8.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qbnz:geshi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qbnz:geshi:1.0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qbnz:geshi:1.0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.8.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qbnz:geshi:1.0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.8.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qbnz:geshi:1.0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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