CVE-2012-4269

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Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in eFront 3.6.11 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension via an attachment in a message.

Published: 2012-08-13 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-4269 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.06%). Core evidence: 1 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-2012-4269

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4269

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 1.58% 2.06% +0.48%
2 2025-03-30 1.86% 1.58% -0.28%
3 2025-03-29 1.86%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4269

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-2012-4269

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2012-4269

Comment: Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html 'CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4269

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
efrontlearning efront 3.6.11 cpe:2.3:a:efrontlearning:efront:3.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4269

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