CVE-2012-2966 Caucho Quercus, as distributed in Resin, overwrites entries in SERVER superglobal array on basis of POST parameters
Remote attackers can modify server environment variables via POST parameters in Quercus, potentially affecting application behavior.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-2966?
CVE-2012-2966 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Caucho Quercus, as distributed in Resin before 4.0.29, overwrites entries in the SERVER superglobal array on the basis of POST parameters, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2966?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.caucho:resin. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.caucho:resin Maven | All versions | 4.0.29 |
com.caucho:resin Maven | All versions | 4.0.29 |
Products include Caucho Resin.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2966?
Upgrade com.caucho:resin to 4.0.29 or later.
Is CVE-2012-2966 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2966 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2021-44138 Path Traversal in Caucho Resin
- CVE-2012-2965 Caucho Quercus, as distributed in Resin, does not properly handle unspecified characters in the names of variables
- CVE-2012-2967 Caucho Quercus, as distributed in Resin, does not properly implement the `==` operator for comparisons
- CVE-2012-2969 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2014-2966 Security feature bypass in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g5fx-ccwv-5c4f.