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CVE-2012-2437 json

cookie_gen.php in ar web content manager (AWCM) 2.2 does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to generate arbitrary co…

published 2012-11-26 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2423

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

cookie_gen.php in ar web content manager (AWCM) 2.2 does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to generate arbitrary cookies via the name parameter in conjunction with the content parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-38015)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-38015 AR Web Content Manager (AWCM) - 'cookie_gen.php' Arbitrary Cookie Generation webapps, 2012-11-08
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0039.html 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:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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