CVE-2012-4920 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the Zingiri Forum plugin for WordPress, specifically within the zing_forum_output function in forum.php. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the 'url' parameter with '..' sequences. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), it indicates a low complexity attack that can lead to partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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