CVE-2012-3521 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the cssgen contrib module in GeSHi before 1.0.8.11 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) geshi-path or (2) geshi-lang-path parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00639.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Qbnz Subscribe	Geshi Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:a:qbnz:geshi:1.0.8.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:qbnz:geshi:1.0.8.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:qbnz:geshi:1.0.8.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:qbnz:geshi:1.0.8.9:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-3476	Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the cssgen contrib module in GeSHi before 1.0.8.11 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) geshi-path or (2) geshi-lang-path parameter.
Github GHSA	GHSA-fw3x-2pr2-5j64	GeSHi vulnerable to Directory Traversal

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105247.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105273.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105317.html
http://sourceforge.net/p/geshi/code/2507/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/21/11
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=685324

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2014-06-13T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.782Z

Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-3521

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-06-13T14:55:10.837

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2012-3521

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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