CVE-2012-5931

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in the set_log_config function in regclnt.dll in unifid.exe in NetIQ Privileged User Manager 2.3.x before 2.3.1 HF2 allows remote authenticated users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a log pathname.

Published: 2012-12-24 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5931 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.71%). 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-2012-5931

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
22737 exploit_db edb 2012-11-15 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5931

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 2025-09-16 4.06% 4.71% +0.65%
2 2025-03-30 3.14% 4.06% +0.93%
3 2025-03-29 — 3.14% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5931

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5931

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5931

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microfocus privileged_user_manager 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:privileged_user_manager:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus privileged_user_manager 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:privileged_user_manager:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5931

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