CVE-2012-4920

Directory traversal vulnerability in the zing_forum_output function in forum.php in the Zingiri Forum (aka Forums) plugin before 1.4.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the url parameter to index.php.

Published: 2014-04-04 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4920 is rated Moderate Risk (47/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.08%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4920

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 2026-03-21 1.27% 1.08% -0.20%
2 2025-07-01 1.72% 1.27% -0.45%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.72% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4920

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4920

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4920

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zingiri forums <= 1.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zingiri forums 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zingiri forums 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zingiri forums 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zingiri forums 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zingiri forums 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zingiri forums 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zingiri forums 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zingiri forums 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zingiri forums 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zingiri forums 1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zingiri forums 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zingiri forums 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zingiri forums 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zingiri forums 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zingiri forums 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zingiri forums 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zingiri forums 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zingiri forums 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zingiri forums 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:zingiri:forums:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4920

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