THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2012-5972
LOW SEVERITY

CVE-2012-5972

Specview vulnerability

CVSS
2.6
EPSS
4.8%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server in SpecView 2.5 build 853 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ... (dot dot dot) in a URI.
Affected vendor
Specview
Affected product
Specview
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2013-01-17

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 4.8% 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-2012-5972

  • Confirm whether Specview Specview is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2012-5972.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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