CVE-2012-6609

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-01-28 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in a_getlog.cgi in Polycom HDX Video End Points before 3.0.4 and UC APL before 2.7.1.J allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the name parameter.

Affected products

Polycom Hdx Video End Points: before 3.0.4 — fixed in 3.0.4
Polycom Uc Apl: before 2.7.1.j — fixed in 2.7.1.j

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Polycom Hdx Video End Points 3.0.4; Polycom Uc Apl 2.7.1.j. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Mar/18
https://web.archive.org/web/20130317232013/http://blog.tempest.com.br/joao-paulo-campello/polycom-web-management-interface-os-command-injection.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Mar/18
https://web.archive.org/web/20130317232013/http://blog.tempest.com.br/joao-paulo-campello/polycom-web-management-interface-os-command-injection.html

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