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CVE-2012-2435

nvd nist
Published: May 27, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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6.5
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 8.0 / Impact: 6.4
Source: NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the captcha module in Pligg CMS before 1.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the captcha parameter to module.php, as demonstrated by cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.

Affected (24)

Products: Pligg: Pligg Cms
Pligg
1 product
Pligg Cms
Configuration A
24 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Pligg
Pligg Cms
All versions
Pligg Cms
Up to 1.2.1
Pligg Cms
Version 1.0.0
Pligg Cms
Version 1.0.0 rc1
Pligg Cms
Version 1.0.0 rc2
Pligg Cms
Version 1.0.0 rc3
Pligg Cms
Version 1.0.0 rc4
Pligg Cms
Version 1.0.0 rc5
Pligg Cms
Version 1.0.1
Pligg Cms
Version 1.0.2
Pligg Cms
Version 1.0.3
Pligg Cms
Version 1.0.4
Pligg Cms
Version 1.1.0
Pligg Cms
Version 1.1.2
Pligg Cms
Version 1.1.3
Pligg Cms
Version 1.1.4
Pligg Cms
Version 1.1.5
Pligg Cms
Version 1.2.0
Pligg Cms
Version 9.5
Pligg Cms
Version 9.9.0
Pligg Cms
Version 9.9.0 beta
Pligg Cms
Version 9.9.5
Pligg Cms
Version 9.9.5 beta
Pligg Cms
Version 9.9

Related CWEs

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (6)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit

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