CVE-2012-5687 in the critical feed json
Directory traversal vulnerability in the web-based management feature on the TP-LINK TL-WR841N router with firmware 3.13.9 build 120201 Rel…
published 2012-11-01 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5570
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 68.7%
- EPSS 68.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.3%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the web-based management feature on the TP-LINK TL-WR841N router with firmware 3.13.9 build 120201 Rel.54965n and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the PATH_INFO to the help/ URI.
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-24504)
Exploit prediction
68.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/http/tplink_traversal_noauth TP-Link Wireless Lite N Access Point Directory Traversal Vulnerability metasploit auxiliary, normal rank
- EDB-24504 TP-Link TL-WA701N / TL-WA701ND - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2013-02-15
- archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0154.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-5687
- NVD CVE-2012-5687
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