CVE-2012-4878 is an absolute path traversal vulnerability in FlatnuX CMS 2011 08.09.2, specifically within the controlcenter.php script. This flaw allows authenticated remote administrators to read arbitrary files on the server by providing a full pathname in the 'dir' parameter during a 'contents/Files' action. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity. It is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially leading to unauthorized information disclosure. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available through ExploitDB and Nuclei templates exist for detection. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2011-08-09-2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:flatnux:flatnux:2011-08-09-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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