medium
5
CWE
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Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2012-2968: Path Traversal

First published: Sun Aug 12 2012(Updated: )

Directory traversal vulnerability in Caucho Quercus, as distributed in Resin before 4.0.29, allows remote attackers to create files in arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname within an HTTP request.

Credit: cret@cert.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Caucho Technology Resin<=4.0.28
Caucho Technology Resin=2.0.0
Caucho Technology Resin=2.0.1
Caucho Technology Resin=2.0.2
Caucho Technology Resin=2.0.3
Caucho Technology Resin=2.0.4
Caucho Technology Resin=2.0.5
Caucho Technology Resin=2.1.0
Caucho Technology Resin=2.1.1
Caucho Technology Resin=2.1.2
Caucho Technology Resin=2.1.3
Caucho Technology Resin=2.1.4
Caucho Technology Resin=2.1.5
Caucho Technology Resin=2.1.6
Caucho Technology Resin=2.1.7
Caucho Technology Resin=2.1.8
Caucho Technology Resin=2.1.9
Caucho Technology Resin=2.1.10
Caucho Technology Resin=2.1.11
Caucho Technology Resin=2.1.12
Caucho Technology Resin=2.1.13
Caucho Technology Resin=2.1.14
Caucho Technology Resin=2.1.15
Caucho Technology Resin=2.1.16
Caucho Technology Resin=2.1.snap
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.0
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.1-beta
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.2-beta
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.3
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.4
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.5
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.6
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.7
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.8
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.9
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.10
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.11
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.12
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.13
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.14
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.15
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.16
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.17
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.18
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.19
Caucho Technology Resin=3.0.20
Caucho Technology Resin=3.1.0
Caucho Technology Resin=3.1.1
Caucho Technology Resin=3.1.2
Caucho Technology Resin=3.1.3
Caucho Technology Resin=3.1.4
Caucho Technology Resin=3.1.5
Caucho Technology Resin=3.1.6
Caucho Technology Resin=3.1.7
Caucho Technology Resin=3.1.8
Caucho Technology Resin=3.1.9
Caucho Technology Resin=3.1.10
Caucho Technology Resin=3.1.11
Caucho Technology Resin=3.1.12
Caucho Technology Resin=3.1.13
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.0
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.1
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.2
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.3
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.4
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.5
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.6
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.7
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.8
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.9
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.10
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.11
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.12
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.13
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.14
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.15
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.16
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.17
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.18
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.19
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.20
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.21
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.22
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.23
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.24
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.25
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.26
Caucho Technology Resin=4.0.27

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-2968?

    CVE-2012-2968 is classified as a medium-severity vulnerability due to its potential for remote exploitation.

  • How do I fix CVE-2012-2968?

    To fix CVE-2012-2968, upgrade Caucho Quercus or Resin to version 4.0.29 or later.

  • What causes CVE-2012-2968?

    CVE-2012-2968 is caused by a directory traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to craft paths with '..' to access unauthorized directories.

  • Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2968?

    CVE-2012-2968 affects Resin versions before 4.0.29, including multiple versions in the 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x series.

  • Who is impacted by CVE-2012-2968?

    Users and organizations running affected versions of Caucho Resin are at risk from CVE-2012-2968, making them susceptible to unauthorized file access.

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