CVE-2012-4957

Novell File Reporter (NFR) Agent - XML Parsing Remote Code Execution

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in NFRAgent.exe in Novell File Reporter 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a /FSF/CMD request with a full pathname in a PATH element of an SRS record.

Una vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio absoluto en NFRAgent.exe en Novell File Reporter v1.0.2 permite leer archivos a atacantes remotos a través de una petición /FSF/CMD con una ruta completa en un elemento PATH de un registro SRS.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.8

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-09-17 CVE Reserved
2012-11-18 CVE Published
2012-12-12 First Exploit
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
2024-10-14 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/273371	Third Party Advisory
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/11/16/nfr-agent-buffer-vulnerabilites-cve-2012-4959	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23323	2012-12-12

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Novell Search vendor "Novell"		File Reporter Search vendor "Novell" for product "File Reporter"				1.0.2 Search vendor "Novell" for product "File Reporter" and version "1.0.2"		-		Affected