CVE-2012-2968 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can create files in arbitrary directories via path traversal in Caucho Quercus within Resin, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-2968?
CVE-2012-2968 is a medium-severity path traversal 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
Directory traversal vulnerability in Caucho Quercus, as distributed in Resin before 4.0.29, allows remote attackers to create files in arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname within an HTTP request.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2968?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Caucho Resin.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2968?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2968 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-2012-2968 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2968 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-2012-2966 Caucho Quercus, as distributed in Resin, overwrites entries in SERVER superglobal array on basis of POST parameters
- 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
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6h2p-2f7r-xq55.