VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-4959

Directory traversal vulnerability in NFRAgent.exe in Novell File Reporter 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to upload and execute files via a 130 /FSF/CMD request with a ..

EXPLOIT ×2 ✓HIGH 10.0EPSS 71.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 71.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in NFRAgent.exe in Novell File Reporter 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to upload and execute files via a 130 /FSF/CMD request with a .. (dot dot) in a FILE element of an FSFUI record.

CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 71.19% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits: 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 19 November 2012
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-22
Affected: novell/file reporter
Source: cret@cert.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 71.2% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (2)

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-23323 source ↗	Novell File Reporter (NFR) Agent - XML Parsing Remote Code Executionwindows · Abysssec	remote	12 December 2012	yes
EDB-22787 source ↗	Novell File Reporter (NFR) Agent FSFUI Record - Arbitrary File Upload / Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)windows · Metasploit	remote	19 November 2012	yes

References

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