CVE-2012-2202

Severity: low (CVSS 3.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-07-27 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in javatester_init.php in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.1, 2.5, 2.5.1, and 2.8 and IBM ISS Proventia Network Mail Security System allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter.

Affected products

IBM Lotus Protector For Mail Security: 2.1, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.8
IBM Proventia Network Mail Security System Firmware: 2.5, 2.5.0.2, 2.5.1, 2.6, 2.8

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/49897
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21605630
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659791
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76801
http://secunia.com/advisories/49897
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21605630
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659791
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76801

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