CVE-2012-3588

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Published Jun 19, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 10.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in preview.php in the Plugin Newsletter plugin 1.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the data parameter.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:plugin_newsletter_plugin:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

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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.

Exploit prediction score: 10.4% (10.422% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/49464
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19018
http://www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/wordpress-plugins-plugin-newsletter-remote-file-disclosure-vulnerability.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76171

History

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Subscriptions

Wordpress Plugin Newsletter Plugin Wordpress

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:13 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 19, 2012, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:13 PM
Reserved: Jun 19, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:43 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 19, 2012, 8:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:43 PM

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