Path Traversal in Vitamin Plugin Project
CVE-2012-6651
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the Vitamin plugin before 1.1.0 for WordPress allow remote attackers to access arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter to (1) add_headers.php or (2) minify.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 (87.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.7% 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/582232 (Exploit, Patch)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/28/3 (mailing-list)
- wordpress.org/plugins/vitamin/changelog/ (Patch)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/24/6 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/54856 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-6651?
- CVE-2012-6651 is a vulnerability in Vitamin Plugin Project, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2014-07-31.
- Is CVE-2012-6651 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.