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CVE-2012-5972 (GCVE-0-2012-5972)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-01-17 16:00 – Updated: 2025-07-07 19:55
VLAI
Title
SpecView Directory Traversal
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server in SpecView 2.5 build 853 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ... (dot dot dot) in a URI.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SpecView SpecView Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.5 Build 853 (custom)
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Credits
Luigi Auriemma identified a directory traversal vulnerability affecting SpecView
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