TI-2012-01986 Aliases CVE-2012-2227 GHSA-4hg4-h2c8-wx99

Directory traversal vulnerability in update/index.php in PluXml before 5.1.6 allows…

MEDIUM 45CWE-22Published 2012-08-26 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in update/index.php in PluXml before 5.1.6 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a ..%2F (encoded dot dot slash) in the default_lang parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09775 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:pluxml:pluxml::::::::	up to 5.1.5	Vulnerable	PluXml

cpe:2.3:a:pluxml:pluxml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.1.5 Vulnerable ·PluXml

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2227
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4hg4-h2c8-wx99

References

Exploit 1

18828

Other 5

TI-2024-15087 PluXml Blog v5.8.9 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2025-41212 Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) in PluXml CMS 5.8.22 allows an attacker with… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2025-43040 If the anti spam-captcha functionality in PluXml versions 5.8.22 and earlier is enabled… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
TI-2025-43039 A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the PluXml article comments… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2020-13342 class.plx.admin.php in PluXml 5.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2007-03326 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin/images.php in Pluxml 0.3.1 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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