MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2012-5335

Tiny Server vulnerability

CVSS
4.0
EPSS
6.5%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in Tiny Server 1.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URI of an HTTP request.
Affected vendor
Saurabh Gupta
Affected product
Tiny Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2012-10-08

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 partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 6.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2012-5335

  • Confirm whether Saurabh Gupta Tiny Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2012-5335.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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