CVE-2012-5697 Misconfiguration in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit weak file permissions in the installation script to read sensitive data or inject arbitrary Perl code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-5697?

CVE-2012-5697 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Oct 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The btinstall installation script in Bulb Security Smartphone Pentest Framework (SPF) before 0.1.3 uses weak permissions (777) for all files in the frameworkgui/ directory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or inject arbitrary Perl code via direct access to these files.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5697?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bulbsecurity Smartphone Pentest Framework.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5697?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-5697 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5697 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c2jp-9cxq-cm8c.

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