Is CVE-2012-5386 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5386 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5386?

CVE-2012-5386 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-5386

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 2.3%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in phpPaleo 4.8b180 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the phppaleo4_lang cookie, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-1671. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 2.3% (84th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5305)
Published: October 11, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5305 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

nicolas tormo / phppaleo

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/48398(Vendor Advisory)

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

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