Is CVE-2012-4920 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-4920 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4920?

CVE-2012-4920 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-4920

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 3.3%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the zing_forum_output function in forum.php in the Zingiri Forum (aka Forums) plugin before 1.4.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the url parameter to index.php.

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: 3.3% (88th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-4845)
Published: April 4, 2014
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4845 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

wordpress / wordpress
zingiri / forums
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References

http://osvdb.org/89069
http://secunia.com/advisories/50833(Vendor Advisory)
http://wordpress.org/plugins/zingiri-forum/changelog(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81156

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

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