CVE-2012-3454

eXtplorer 2.1.0b6 uses world writable permissions for the /var/lib/extplorer/ftp_tmp directory, which allows local users to delete or overwrite arbitrary files.

Published: 2012-08-07 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-3454 is rated Low Risk (22.2/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.30%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3454

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 0.04% 0.30% +0.26%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.04% -0.84%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-3454

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.6 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-3454

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-3454

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu low CVE-2012-3454 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (extplorer), 16 status rows across 16 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 6, DNE 5, not-affected 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3454

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-3454

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
extplorer extplorer 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:extplorer:extplorer:2.1.0:b6:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-3454

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