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CVE-2012-2919 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in Upload/engine.php in Chevereto 1.9.1 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary f…

published 2012-05-21 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2899

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.3%
EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in Upload/engine.php in Chevereto 1.9.1 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the v parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-37148)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-37148 Chevereto 1.91 - '/Upload/engine.php?v' Traversal Arbitrary File Enumeration webapps, 2012-05-10
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112585/Chevreto-Upload-Script-Cross-Site-Scripting-User-Enumeration.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:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

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

References

Sources

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