CVE-2012-5931 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in NetIQ Privileged User Manager 2.3.x before 2.3.1 HF2, specifically within the set_log_config function of regclnt.dll in unifid.exe. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to create or overwrite arbitrary files by injecting directory traversal sequences into a log pathname. With a CVSS score of 5.5, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring authentication (Au:S) but having low attack complexity (AC:L) over a network (AV:N), potentially leading to partial integrity and availability impacts (I:P/A:P). While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No) and no Metasploit or Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-22737) exists for a different vulnerability in the same product, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage for CVE-2012-5931 itself.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:privileged_user_manager:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:privileged_user_manager:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
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