Is CVE-2012-6522 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-6522 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-6522?

CVE-2012-6522 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-6522

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 4.0%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the getContent function in codes/wcms.php in w-CMS 2.01 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the p parameter. 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: 4.0% (91th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-6372)
Published: January 31, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-6372 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

w-cms / w-cms

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/47527(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18348(Exploit)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18711(Exploit)
http://www.osvdb.org/80974
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51359(Exploit)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72302

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

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