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CVE-2012-4257
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2012-08-13 · updated 2026-06-16
- Weakness: CWE-200
Description
Yaqas (Yet Another Question & Answer System) 1.0 Alpha 1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid character in the PHPSESSID, which reveals the installation path in an error message.
Affected products
References
- http://hauntit.blogspot.com/2012/03/en-yaqas-cms-alpha1-information.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112248/Yaqas-CMS-Alpha1-Information-Disclosure.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75205
- http://hauntit.blogspot.com/2012/03/en-yaqas-cms-alpha1-information.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112248/Yaqas-CMS-Alpha1-Information-Disclosure.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75205
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