What is CVE-2012-4940?

CVE-2012-4940 is a vulnerability in Gecad Axigen Free Mail Server, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2012-10-31.

Is CVE-2012-4940 known to be exploited?

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

Path Traversal in Gecad Axigen Free Mail Server

CVE-2012-4940

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the View Log Files component in Axigen Free Mail Server allow remote attackers to read or delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in (1) the fileName parameter in a download action to source/loggin/page_log_dwn_file.hsp, or the fileName parameter in (2) an edit action or (3) a delete action to the default URI.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.836 (99.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Gecad Axigen_free_mail_server
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cret@cert.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-4940?: CVE-2012-4940 is a vulnerability in Gecad Axigen Free Mail Server, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2012-10-31.
Is CVE-2012-4940 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.