CVE-2012-0987

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in edituser.php in ImpressCMS 1.2.x before 1.2.7 Final and 1.3.x before 1.3.1 Final allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the icmsConfigPlugins[sanitizer_plugins][] parameter.

Published: 2012-10-06 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-0987 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.48%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-0987

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0987

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-07 2.74% 1.48% -1.26%
2 2025-03-30 3.05% 2.74% -0.31%
3 2025-03-29 3.05%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0987

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
6.8 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0987

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0987

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
impresscms impresscms 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:impresscms:impresscms:1.2:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
impresscms impresscms 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:impresscms:impresscms:1.2:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
impresscms impresscms 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:impresscms:impresscms:1.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
impresscms impresscms 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:impresscms:impresscms:1.2:final:*:*:*:*:*:*
impresscms impresscms 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:impresscms:impresscms:1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
impresscms impresscms 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:impresscms:impresscms:1.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
impresscms impresscms 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:impresscms:impresscms:1.2.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
impresscms impresscms 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:impresscms:impresscms:1.2.1:final:*:*:*:*:*:*
impresscms impresscms 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:impresscms:impresscms:1.2.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
impresscms impresscms 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:impresscms:impresscms:1.2.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
impresscms impresscms 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:impresscms:impresscms:1.2.3:final:*:*:*:*:*:*
impresscms impresscms 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:impresscms:impresscms:1.2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
impresscms impresscms 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:impresscms:impresscms:1.2.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
impresscms impresscms 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:impresscms:impresscms:1.2.4:final:*:*:*:*:*:*
impresscms impresscms 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:impresscms:impresscms:1.2.5:final:*:*:*:*:*:*
impresscms impresscms 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:impresscms:impresscms:1.2.6:final:*:*:*:*:*:*
impresscms impresscms 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:impresscms:impresscms:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0987

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