CVE-2012-5897

Exp

The (1) SimpleTree and (2) ReportTree classes in the ARDoc ActiveX control (ARDoc.dll) in Quest InTrust 10.4.0.853 and earlier do not properly implement the SaveToFile method, which allows remote attackers to write or overwrite arbitrary files via the bstrFileName argument.

Published: 2012-11-17 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-5897 is rated High Exploit Risk (85.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.67%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: 4 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-2012-5897

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18672 exploit_db edb 2012-03-28 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5897

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 2025-03-30 9.83% 10.67% +0.84%
2 2025-03-29 10.67% 9.83% -0.84%
3 2025-03-17 10.67%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5897

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5897

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5897

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
quest intrust <= 10.4.0.853 cpe:2.3:a:quest:intrust:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
quest intrust 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:quest:intrust:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
quest intrust 10.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:quest:intrust:10.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
quest intrust 10.3 cpe:2.3:a:quest:intrust:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
quest intrust 10.4 cpe:2.3:a:quest:intrust:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5897

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