THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2012-4991
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2012-4991

Securetransport vulnerability

CVSS
8.5
EPSS
4.6%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Axway SecureTransport 5.1 SP2 and earlier allow remote authenticated users to (1) read, (2) delete, or (3) create files, or (4) list directories, via a ..%5C (encoded dot dot backslash) in a URI.
Affected vendor
Axway
Affected product
Securetransport
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2012-12-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 4.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2012-4991

  • Confirm whether Axway Securetransport is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2012-4991.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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