CVE-2012-6509

Exp

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in NetArt Media Car Portal 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file a double extension, as demonstrated by .php%00.jpg.

Published: 2013-01-24 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-6509 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.89%). Core evidence: 2 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-2012-6509

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18801 exploit_db edb 2012-04-30 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-6509

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 5.78% 4.89% -0.89%
2 2025-03-29 4.89% 5.78% +0.89%
3 2025-03-17 4.89%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-6509

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-6509

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2012-6509

Comment: Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html 'CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-6509

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netartmedia car_portal 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:netartmedia:car_portal:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-6509

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