CVE-2012-4959 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in NFRAgent.exe in Novell File Reporter 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to upload and execute files via a 130 /FSF/CMD request with a .. (dot dot) in a FILE element of an FSFUI record.

Published: 2012-11-18

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 71.2% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:novell:file_reporter:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.71194.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/273371
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/11/16/nfr-agent-buffer-vulnerabilites-cve-2012-4959

History

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Subscriptions

Novell File Reporter

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2012-11-18T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:43:13.860Z

Reserved: 2012-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4959

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-11-18T19:55:01.510

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:45:58.390

Link: CVE-2012-4959

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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