CVE-2012-1050

Directory traversal vulnerability in Mathopd 1.4.x and 1.5.x before 1.5p7, when configured with the * construct for mass virtual hosting, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted Host header.

Published: 2012-02-13 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-1050 is rated Moderate Risk (47.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.47%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1050

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 2026-06-18 3.57% 3.47% -0.10%
2 2026-06-15 0.79% 3.57% +2.77%
3 2025-10-14 0.79%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1050

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1050

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-1050

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-1050 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mathopd), 17 status rows across 17 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 8, ignored 8, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-1050

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1050

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mathopd mathopd >= 1.4, < 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:mathopd:mathopd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mathopd mathopd 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:mathopd:mathopd:1.5:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1050

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