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TI-2012-02156 Aliases CVE-2012-2435GHSA-mf5w-j54p-pxmp

Directory traversal vulnerability in the captcha module in Pligg CMS before 1.2.2 allows…

Priority LOW 32CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
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 the captcha module in Pligg CMS before 1.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the captcha parameter to module.php, as demonstrated by cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01552 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 23

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versions; up to 1.2.1VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0 rc1VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0 rc2VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0 rc3VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0 rc4VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0 rc5VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerablePligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions; up to 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 rc4 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 rc5 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Pligg
Show 13 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.5VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.5VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.9VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:9.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.9.0VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:9.9.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*9.9.0 betaVulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:9.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.9.5VulnerablePligg
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:9.9.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*9.9.5 betaVulnerablePligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.5 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.9 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:9.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.9.0 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:9.9.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.9.0 beta Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:9.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.9.5 Vulnerable ·Pligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:9.9.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.9.5 beta Vulnerable ·Pligg

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2435
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mf5w-j54p-pxmp

References

Exploit 1

Other 2

  • TI-2023-19212 Pligg CMS v2.0.2 (also known as Kliqqi) was discovered to contain a remote code execution… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-28543 Pligg CMS v2.0.2 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability via /admin/admin_editor.php CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-28542 Pligg CMS v2.0.2 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-28541 Pligg CMS v2.0.2 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-28540 Pligg CMS v2.0.2 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-28539 Pligg CMS v2.0.2 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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