CVE-2012-0223 Path traversal in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the working directory, affecting 7T TERMIS users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-0223?

CVE-2012-0223 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Feb 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in 7-Technologies (7T) TERMIS 2.10 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0224.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0223?

It affects 1 product.

Products include 7t Termis.

How do I fix CVE-2012-0223?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0223 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2012-0223 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0223 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-87h4-j892-5j6h.

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