# CVE-2012-6064: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated administrators can delete arbitrary files via path traversal, or remote attackers can exploit CSRF to achieve the same impact.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Dec 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xx8v-9cvf-fc7h

## What is CVE-2012-6064?

CVE-2012-6064 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, published on 3 Dec 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in lib/filemanager/imagemanager/images.php in CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) before 1.11.2.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the deld parameter.  NOTE: this can be leveraged using CSRF (CVE-2012-5450) to allow remote attackers to delete arbitrary files.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6064?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-6064?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6064 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-6064 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6064 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple

- [CVE-2010-4663](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4663/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-1527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1527/): Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in CMS Made Simple (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-10081](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10081/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-10085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10085/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000453](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000453/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-6064 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-6064 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, published on 3 Dec 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6064 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple. 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-2012-6064/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6064/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6064
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6064
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-6064

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