CVE-2012-6038

Exp

admin/core/admin_func.php in razorCMS before 1.2.1 does not properly restrict access to certain administrator directories and files, which allows remote authenticated users to read, edit, rename, move, copy and delete files via the (1) dir parameter in a fileman or (2) filemanview action. NOTE: this issue has been referred to as a "path traversal."

Published: 2012-11-26 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-6038 is rated High Exploit Risk (68/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.71%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-6038

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18344 exploit_db edb 2012-01-10 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-6038

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 2026-06-15 5.09% 2.71% -2.38%
2 2026-05-15 4.54% 5.09% +0.55%
3 2025-03-30 4.54%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-6038

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-6038

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-6038

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
razorcms razorcms <= 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:razorcms:razorcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
razorcms razorcms 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:razorcms:razorcms:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
razorcms razorcms 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:razorcms:razorcms:0.2:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
razorcms razorcms 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:razorcms:razorcms:0.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
razorcms razorcms 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:razorcms:razorcms:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
razorcms razorcms 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:razorcms:razorcms:0.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
razorcms razorcms 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:razorcms:razorcms:0.3:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
razorcms razorcms 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:razorcms:razorcms:0.3:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
razorcms razorcms 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:razorcms:razorcms:0.3:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
razorcms razorcms 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:razorcms:razorcms:0.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
razorcms razorcms 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:razorcms:razorcms:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
razorcms razorcms 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:razorcms:razorcms:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
razorcms razorcms 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:razorcms:razorcms:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
razorcms razorcms 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:razorcms:razorcms:1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
razorcms razorcms 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:razorcms:razorcms:1.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
razorcms razorcms 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:razorcms:razorcms:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-6038

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