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medium 4.3

CVE-2012-4253 json

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in MySQLDumper 1.24.4 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the…

published 2012-08-13 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4197

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.5%
EPSS 8.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in MySQLDumper 1.24.4 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) language parameter to learn/cubemail/install.php or (2) f parameter learn/cubemail/filemanagement.php, or execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (3) config parameter to learn/cubemail/menu.php.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-37129)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

8.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-37129 MySQLDumper 1.24.4 - 'filemanagement.php?f' Traversal Arbitrary File Access webapps, 2012-04-27
  • EDB-37126 MySQLDumper 1.24.4 - 'install.php?language' Traversal Arbitrary File Access webapps, 2012-04-27
  • Nuclei template MySQLDumper 1.24.4 - Directory Traversal nuclei detection template
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112304/MySQLDumper-1.24.4-LFI-XSS-CSRF-Code-Execution-Traversal.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53306 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/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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