CVE-2012-2206
The Web Gateway component in IBM WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition 7.0.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read files of…
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- ibm
Description
The Web Gateway component in IBM WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition 7.0.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read files of arbitrary users via vectors involving a username in a URI, as demonstrated by a modified metadata=fteSamplesUser field to the /transfer URI.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 20478 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By ibm
- 5 months later
· 5 months later
Published
- 12 years later
· 12 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20478 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21607481 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- wmq-ftewg-security-bypass(77095) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- IC82761 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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