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CVE-2012-0896 json

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in download.php in the Count Per Day module before 3.1.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to rea…

published 2012-01-20 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-0919

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
22.7%
EPSS 22.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in download.php in the Count Per Day module before 3.1.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the f parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-18355)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

22.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-18355 WordPress Plugin Count Per Day - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2012-01-12
  • Nuclei template Count Per Day <= 3.1 - download.php f Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access nuclei detection template
  • osvdb.org http://osvdb.org/78270 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/108631/countperday-downloadxss.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
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References

Sources

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