CVE-2012-2202

medium

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in javatester_init.php in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.1, 2.5, 2.5.1, and 2.8 and IBM ISS Proventia Network Mail Security System allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76801

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659791

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21605630

http://secunia.com/advisories/49897

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-07-27

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04557