What is CVE-2012-4878?

CVE-2012-4878 is a vulnerability in Flatnux, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2012-09-06.

Is CVE-2012-4878 known to be exploited?

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

Path Traversal in Flatnux

CVE-2012-4878

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in controlcenter.php in FlatnuX CMS 2011 08.09.2 allows remote administrators to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the dir parameter in a contents/Files action.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2012-09-06 · 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: 0.088 (95.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.088 · newest: 0.088 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Flatnux — versions 2011-08-09-2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

packetstormsecurity.org/files/111473/Flatnux-CMS-2011-08.09.2-CSRF-XSS-Director… (Exploit)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74568 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/52846 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-4878?: CVE-2012-4878 is a vulnerability in Flatnux, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2012-09-06.
Is CVE-2012-4878 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.