CVE-2012-5969

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-12-19 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities on the Huawei E585 device allow remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the PATH_INFO of an sdcard/ request or (2) modify arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the req_page parameter to en/sms.cgi.

Affected products

Huawei E585: all versions
Huawei E585U-82: all versions

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisories/hw-198239.htm
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/871148
http://www.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisories/hw-198239.htm
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/871148

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