CVE-2012-6651 describes multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the Vitamin plugin for WordPress, specifically versions prior to 1.1.0. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to access arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the "path" parameter in add_headers.php or minify.php with ".. (dot dot)" sequences. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and no authentication required, but only impacts confidentiality (data disclosure) without affecting integrity or availability. Its EPSS score is very low, suggesting a minimal likelihood of exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also non-existent, indicating very low public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vitamin_plugin_project:vitamin:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.