What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-5969?

CVE-2012-5969 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

E585 CVE-2012-5969

MEDIUM

Path Traversal (CWE-22)

2012-12-19 cret@cert.org

Huawei Path Traversal E585 E585U 82

4.8

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.8 MEDIUM

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 19, 2012 - 11:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities on the Huawei E585 device allow remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary files via a .. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. 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. Affected products include: Huawei E585, Huawei E585U-82.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.