VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-2202

Directory traversal vulnerability in javatester_init.php in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.1, 2.5, 2.5.1, and 2.8 and IBM ISS Proventia Network Mail Security System allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a ..

EXPLOIT ✓LOW 3.5EPSS 3.04%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is low and EPSS is 3.0%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 3.5 LOWAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 3.04% probability · 87th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 8 August 2012
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-22
Affected: ibm/lotus protector for mail security · ibm/proventia network mail security system firmware
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 3.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-20368 source ↗	IBM Proventia Network Mail Security System 2.5 - POST File Readwindows · muts	webapps	8 August 2012	yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.