CVE-2012-2174 describes a critical command injection vulnerability in the URL handler of IBM Lotus Notes versions 8.x prior to 8.5.3 FP2. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a victim's system by crafting and delivering a malicious notes:// URL. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code, including a Metasploit module, exists, suggesting potential for exploitation despite limited community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.