CVE-2012-5051 : Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware CapacityIQ 1.5.x allows remote attac

Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware CapacityIQ 1.5.x allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Published 2012-10-05 17:55:01

Updated 2013-02-02 05:09:14

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Directory traversal

Products affected by CVE-2012-5051

Vmware » Capacityiq » Version: 1.5.2
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:capacityiq:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Vmware » Capacityiq » Version: 1.5.1
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:capacityiq:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Vmware » Capacityiq » Version: 1.5.0
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:capacityiq:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.29%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 64 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

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