Is CVE-2012-0981 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0981 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0981?

CVE-2012-0981 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-0981

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 9.4%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in phpShowtime 2.0 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories and image files via a .. (dot dot) in the r parameter to index.php. NOTE: Some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 9.4% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-1004)
Published: February 2, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-1004 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

kybernetika / phpshowtime

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/47802(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18435(Exploit)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72824

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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