CVE-2012-2202

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in javatester_init.php in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.1, 2.5, 2.5.1, and 2.8 and IBM ISS Proventia Network Mail Security System allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter.

Published: 2012-07-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2202 is rated Exploit Available (54.2/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.04%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-2202

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
20368 exploit_db edb 2012-08-08 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2202

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 2026-06-15 7.80% 3.04% -4.76%
2 2026-03-28 10.30% 7.80% -2.50%
3 2026-01-31 — 10.30% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2202

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2202

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2202

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm lotus_protector_for_mail_security 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_protector_for_mail_security:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_protector_for_mail_security 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_protector_for_mail_security:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_protector_for_mail_security 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_protector_for_mail_security:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_protector_for_mail_security 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_protector_for_mail_security:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm proventia_network_mail_security_system_firmware 2.5 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:proventia_network_mail_security_system_firmware:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm proventia_network_mail_security_system_firmware 2.5.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:proventia_network_mail_security_system_firmware:2.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm proventia_network_mail_security_system_firmware 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:proventia_network_mail_security_system_firmware:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm proventia_network_mail_security_system_firmware 2.6 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:proventia_network_mail_security_system_firmware:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm proventia_network_mail_security_system_firmware 2.8 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:proventia_network_mail_security_system_firmware:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2202

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