What is CVE-2012-3588?

CVE-2012-3588 is a vulnerability in WordPress Plugin Newsletter, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2012-06-19.

Is CVE-2012-3588 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in WordPress Plugin Newsletter

CVE-2012-3588

Directory traversal vulnerability in preview.php in the Plugin Newsletter plugin 1.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the data parameter.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2012-06-19 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.107 (95.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.107 · newest: 0.107 · change: 0.000

Affected products

WordPress Plugin Newsletter — versions 1.5
WordPress

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

secunia.com/advisories/49464 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76171 (vdb-entry)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19018 (Exploit, exploit)
www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/wordpress-plugins-plugin-newsletter-remote-file-di… (Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-3588?: CVE-2012-3588 is a vulnerability in WordPress Plugin Newsletter, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2012-06-19.
Is CVE-2012-3588 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.