Directory traversal vulnerability in gmap/view_overlay.php in Bitweaver 2.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files v…

published 2014-01-28 12 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5115

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 52.5%; EPSS 52.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits: 2; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in gmap/view_overlay.php in Bitweaver 2.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via "''%2F" (dot dot encoded slash) sequences in the overlay_type parameter.

Timeline

2012-10-23 First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/http/bitweaver_overlay_type_traversal)
2014-01-28 Published

Exploit prediction

52.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/http/bitweaver_overlay_type_traversal Bitweaver overlay_type Directory Traversal metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2012-10-23
EDB-22216 Bitweaver 2.8.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2012-10-24
trustwave.com https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-016.txt 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

trustwave.com /spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-016.txt
exploit

Sources

CVE List CVE-2012-5192
NVD CVE-2012-5192

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Summary