CVE-2012-4991

Exp

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Axway SecureTransport 5.1 SP2 and earlier allow remote authenticated users to (1) read, (2) delete, or (3) create files, or (4) list directories, via a ..%5C (encoded dot dot backslash) in a URI.

Published: 2012-12-13 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4991 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.36%). 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-2012-4991

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
23324 exploit_db edb 2012-12-12 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4991

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 2025-09-05 4.14% 4.36% +0.22%
2 2025-03-30 4.05% 4.14% +0.09%
3 2025-03-29 — 4.05% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4991

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 9.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4991

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4991

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
axway securetransport <= 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:axway:securetransport:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4991

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