# CVE-2012-0224: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the application's working directory.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Feb 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3xqc-v9rg-rgq7

## What is CVE-2012-0224?

CVE-2012-0224 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Feb 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in 7-Technologies (7T) AQUIS 1.5 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0223.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0224?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 7t Aquis.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-0224?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0224 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-0224 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0224 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-0224 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-0224 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Feb 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0224 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0224/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0224/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0224
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0224
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-0224

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