Directory traversal vulnerability in account/preferences.php in LEPTON before 1.1.4 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrar…

published 2012-02-20 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-1021

cvss: 7.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.6%; EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits: 0; none known

Directory traversal vulnerability in account/preferences.php in LEPTON before 1.1.4 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the language parameter.

Patch / fix

links 1

lepton-cms.org/posts/security-release-lepton-1.1.4-52.php advisory

Exploit prediction

1.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

htbridge.ch https://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/HTB23072 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

lepton-cms.org /posts/security-release-lepton-1.1.4-52.php
patch, vendor-advisory
htbridge.ch /advisory/HTB23072
exploit
lepton-cms.org /media/changelog/changelog_1.1.4.txt

Sources

CVE List CVE-2012-0998
NVD CVE-2012-0998

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Summary