CVE-2012-5224
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in vb/includes/vba_cmps_include_bottom.php in vBadvanced CMPS 3.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the pages[template] parameter.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 2.6%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in vb/includes/vba_cmps_include_bottom.php in vBadvanced CMPS 3.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the pages[template] parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.57% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 25 January 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- vbadvanced/vbadvanced cmps
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.6% 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.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/109098/vbadvancedcmps-rfilfi.txtExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51672Exploit
- http://www.vbadvanced.com/forum/showthread.php?s=c4fdb72b5c0751a056e814bf32a26ddb&t=44720
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72736
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/109098/vbadvancedcmps-rfilfi.txtExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51672Exploit
- http://www.vbadvanced.com/forum/showthread.php?s=c4fdb72b5c0751a056e814bf32a26ddb&t=44720
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72736
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.