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CVE-2012-1617 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in combine.php in OSClass before 2.3.6 allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a ..…

published 2012-09-26 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-1628

cvss
6.4
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.9%
EPSS 9.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in combine.php in OSClass before 2.3.6 allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the type parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability can be leveraged to upload arbitrary files.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-36917)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

9.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-36917 OSClass 2.3.x - Directory Traversal / Arbitrary File Upload webapps, 2012-03-07
  • github.com https://github.com/osclass/OSClass/commit/a40b76695994442644e46e1b776d79660500566a referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/osclass/OSClass/commit/ff7ef8a97301aaaf6a97fe46c2c27981a86b4e2f#diff-1 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/osclass/OSClass/commit/1e7626f4e1a26371480989c0b937f107ea9a6d4b referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/04/7 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • osclass.org http://osclass.org/2012/03/05/osclass-2-3-6/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0024.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/03/1 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • codseq.it http://www.codseq.it/advisories/osclass_directory_traversal_vulnerability referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52336 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

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

References

Sources

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