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medium 5.0

CVE-2012-5907 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in json.php in TomatoCart 1.2.0 Alpha 2 and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary fi…

published 2012-11-17 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5781

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.7%
EPSS 7.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in json.php in TomatoCart 1.2.0 Alpha 2 and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the module parameter in a "3" action.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-37021)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

7.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-37021 TomatoCart 1.2.0 Alpha 2 - 'json.php' Local File Inclusion webapps, 2012-03-28
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52766 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111291/TomatoCart-1.2.0-Alpha-2-Local-File-Inclusion.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • mavitunasecurity.com http://www.mavitunasecurity.com/local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-tomatocart/ 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

Sources

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