CVE-2012-5972 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in SpecView 2.5 build 853 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files via specially crafted URIs. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, as it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to compromise data confidentiality. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:specview:specview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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