Path Traversal in Intuit Quickbooks
CVE-2012-2421
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the intu-help-qb (aka Intuit Help System Async Pluggable Protocol) handlers in HelpAsyncPluggableProtocol.dll in Intuit QuickBooks 2009 through 2012, when Internet Explorer is used, might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files in ZIP archives via a full pathname in the URI.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 1.8 (Low). Vector: AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Intuit Quickbooks — versions 2009, 2010, 2011
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75172 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522139 (mailing-list)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/232979 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)