CVE-2012-1671

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-10-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in phpPaleo 4.8b155 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter.

Affected products

Nicolas Tormo Phppaleo: through 4.8b155

References

http://osvdb.org/80100
http://secunia.com/advisories/48398
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18701
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/15/11
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52530
http://osvdb.org/80100
http://secunia.com/advisories/48398
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18701
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/15/11
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52530

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