TI-2012-02158 Aliases CVE-2012-2437 GHSA-g5fm-9m5g-qh66

cookie_gen.php in ar web content manager (AWCM) 2.2 does not require authentication…

LOW 27CWE-287Published 2012-11-26 · 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: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

cookie_gen.php in ar web content manager (AWCM) 2.2 does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to generate arbitrary cookies via the name parameter in conjunction with the content parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02434 84th 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

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:awcm-cms:ar_web_content_manager:2.2:::::::*	2.2	Vulnerable	Awcm-cms

cpe:2.3:a:awcm-cms:ar_web_content_manager:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Awcm-cms

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2437
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5fm-9m5g-qh66

References

Exploit 1

20121108 Vulnerability Report on AWCM 2.2

Other 1

http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/117975/AWCM-2.2-Access-Bypass.html

TI-2010-04533 Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in AR Web Content Manager (AWCM) 2.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2011-00799 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in AR Web Content Manager (AWCM) 2.2 allow… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2012-02159 ar web content manager (AWCM) 2.2 does not restrict the number of comment records that… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2011-01453 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in AR Web Content Manager (AWCM)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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