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CVE-2012-4818

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4818 describes a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere Information Server versions 8.1, 8.5, and 8.7. A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit improper directory restrictions via the DataStage application's load/import content functionality to view arbitrary files on the system. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability requires low privileges and network access, but has a high impact on confidentiality. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
69.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0140 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 21,951 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/78651
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-lack-of-path-restriction-may-allow-access-to-sensitive-data-stored-on-ibm-infosphere-information-server-cve-2012-4818
Vendor Advisory