CVE-2012-5969

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities on the Huawei E585 device allow remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the PATH_INFO of an sdcard/ request or (2) modify arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the req_page parameter to en/sms.cgi.

Published: 2012-12-19 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5969 is rated Low Risk (26.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5969

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 2025-09-20 0.04% 0.07% +0.02%
2 2025-03-30 0.08% 0.04% -0.04%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.08% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5969

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 6.5 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5969

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5969

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
huawei e585 — cpe:2.3:h:huawei:e585:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei e585u-82 — cpe:2.3:h:huawei:e585u-82:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5969

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