CVE-2012-3521
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)
02 Description
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)
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 87.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-06-13 14:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 20:05Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-06-14
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 5f44b08a8bc79f7e9eb91798947d903258c6fc3a1cf650b7e6c472dbd36760bd
05 Affected products
06 References
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/p/geshi/code/2507/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2013-5411http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105317.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2013-5472http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105273.html
- bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=685324
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2013-5440http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105247.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120821 Re: CVE Request -- php-geshi / GeSHi (1.0.8.11): Remote directory traversal and information disclosure in the cssgen contrib module (plus possibly XSS, but it needs upstream to confirm)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/21/11
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- geshi Fixed in 1.0.8.4-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- geshi Fixed in 1.0.8.4-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- geshi Fixed in 1.0.8.4-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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