CVE-2012-2227
Directory traversal vulnerability in update/index.php in PluXml before 5.1.6 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary…
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Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in update/index.php in PluXml before 5.1.6 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a ..%2F (encoded dot dot slash) in the default_lang parameter.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 18828 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 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 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.8% · top 4.4% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- 53348 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23086 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 18828 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20120502 Local File Inclusion in PluXml (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- pluxml-index-file-include(75330) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 49026 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 81638 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www.pluxml.org/article59/sortie-de-pluxml-5-1-6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://telechargements.pluxml.org/changelog (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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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