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medium 6.8

CVE-2012-5242 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in functions/suggest.php in Banana Dance B.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute…

published 2014-10-21 12 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5165

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.5%
EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in functions/suggest.php in Banana Dance B.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the name parameter in a get_template action.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-23573)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-23573 banana dance b.2.6 - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2012-12-21
  • htbridge.com https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23118 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

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

References

Sources

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