CVE-2012-5242 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Banana Dance B.2.6 and earlier, specifically within the functions/suggest.php file. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files by manipulating the 'name' parameter in a 'get_template' action with a "../" sequence. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is moderately severe, enabling partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-23573) exists, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= b.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bananadance:banana_dance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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