MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2012-1669

Phpmoneybooks vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
3.5%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in phpMoneyBooks before 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the module parameter.
Affected vendor
Phpmoneybooks
Affected product
Phpmoneybooks
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2014-11-17

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 3.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2012-1669

  • Confirm whether Phpmoneybooks Phpmoneybooks is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2012-1669.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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