Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the View Log Files component in Axigen Free Mail Server allow remote attackers to read or d…

published 2012-10-31 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4865

cvss: 6.4; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 85.4%; EPSS 85.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.7%
public exploits: 2; Metasploit, Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the View Log Files component in Axigen Free Mail Server allow remote attackers to read or delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in (1) the fileName parameter in a download action to source/loggin/page_log_dwn_file.hsp, or the fileName parameter in (2) an edit action or (3) a delete action to the default URI.

Timeline

2012-10-31 First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/admin/http/axigen_file_access)
2012-10-31 Published

Exploit prediction

85.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit auxiliary/admin/http/axigen_file_access Axigen Arbitrary File Read and Delete metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2012-10-31
EDB-37996 Axigen Mail Server - 'Filename' Directory Traversal remote, 2012-10-31
Nuclei template Axigen Mail Server Filename Directory Traversal nuclei detection template

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

securityfocus.com /bid/56343
vdb-entry
kb.cert.org /vuls/id/586556
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource

Sources

CVE List CVE-2012-4940
NVD CVE-2012-4940

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Summary