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critical 9.8

CVE-2012-5878 json

Bulb Security Smartphone Pentest Framework (SPF) 0.1.2 through 0.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metach…

published 2020-01-03 6 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5756

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.3%
EPSS 9.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Bulb Security Smartphone Pentest Framework (SPF) 0.1.2 through 0.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the hostingPath parameter to (1) SEAttack.pl or (2) CSAttack.pl in frameworkgui/ or the (3) appURLPath parameter to frameworkgui/attachMobileModem.pl.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-38114)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

9.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-38114 Smartphone Pentest Framework - Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities webapps, 2012-12-10
  • htbridge.com https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23127 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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