Is CVE-2012-2438 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2438 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2438?

CVE-2012-2438 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-2438

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD

ar web content manager (AWCM) 2.2 does not restrict the number of comment records that can be submitted through HTTP requests, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via the coment parameter to (1) show_video.php or (2) topic.php.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
EPSS score: 1.6% (76th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2424)
Published: November 26, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2424 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

awcm-cms / ar web content manager

References

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

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