CVE-2012-6498

critical

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in index.php in Atomymaxsite 2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file, as exploited in the wild in October 2012.

References

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfvTCSS3LGY

http://thaicert.or.th/alerts/admin/2012/al2012ad025.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-01-08

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01344