CVE-2012-2227

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 9.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-08-26 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

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.

Affected products

PluXml CMS: through 5.1.5

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0011.html
http://osvdb.org/81638
http://secunia.com/advisories/49026
http://telechargements.pluxml.org/changelog
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18828
http://www.pluxml.org/article59/sortie-de-pluxml-5-1-6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53348
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75330
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23086
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0011.html
http://osvdb.org/81638
http://secunia.com/advisories/49026

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