Path Traversal in WordPress
CVE-2012-4920
Directory traversal vulnerability in the zing_forum_output function in forum.php in the Zingiri Forum (aka Forums) plugin before 1.4.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the url parameter to index.php.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
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: 0.032 (87.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress
- Zingiri Forums — versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/50833 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/zingiri-forum/changelog (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- osvdb.org/89069 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81156 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-4920?
- CVE-2012-4920 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2014-04-04.
- Is CVE-2012-4920 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.