{"id":"CVE-2012-2202","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-2202","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:43:19.328Z","title":"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 ..","description":"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 .. (dot dot) in the template parameter.","published":"2012-07-27T10:27:49.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:41:10.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@us.ibm.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":3.5,"severity":"LOW","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-22"],"affected":["ibm/lotus protector for mail security","ibm/proventia network mail security system firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.03039,"percentile":0.87422,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2012-08-08","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":20368,"kind":"exploit","title":"IBM Proventia Network Mail Security System 2.5 - POST File Read","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20368","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/webapps/20368.py","file":"exploits/windows/webapps/20368.py","published":"2012-08-08","added":"2012-08-08","updated":"2012-08-08","author":"muts","type":"webapps","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2012-2955","CVE-2012-2202","OSVDB-84311","OSVDB-84014"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/49897","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21605630","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659791","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76801","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/49897","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21605630","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659791","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76801","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2202","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}