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CVE-2012-2202· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ibm

Directory traversal vulnerability in javatester_init.php in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.1, 2.5, 2.5.1, and 2.8 and IBM ISS Prove

Directory traversal vulnerability in javatester_init.php in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.1, 2.5, 2.5.1, and 2.8 and IBM ISS Proventia Network Mail Security System allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter.

LowCVSS 3.5 · v2.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded

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Published
Jul 27, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
3.0% · 87th percentile
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Action score

15

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CVSS
14 / 40 · 3.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.0%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
ibmlotus protector for mail security
ibmproventia network mail security system firmware
ibmproventia network mail security system

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ibm lotus protector for mail security2.1
  • ibm lotus protector for mail security2.5
  • ibm lotus protector for mail security2.5.1
  • ibm lotus protector for mail security2.8
  • ibm proventia network mail security system firmware2.5
  • ibm proventia network mail security system firmware2.5.0.2
  • ibm proventia network mail security system firmware2.5.1
  • ibm proventia network mail security system firmware2.6
  • ibm proventia network mail security system firmware2.8

Same product

ibm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    28Monitor
  • CVE-2014-0886The Admin Web UI in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.8.x before 2.8.1-22905 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended acce
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2014-0885Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Admin Web UI in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.8.x before 2.8.1-22905 allows
    27Monitor
  • CVE-2016-2991Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.8.0.0 through 2.8.1.0 before 2.8.1.0-22115 al
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2014-0884Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Admin Web UI in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.8.x before 2.8.1-22905 allows remote
    14Monitor

Remediation

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Exploit status

Proof of concept available

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Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2012-08-08

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. Published
  2. First PoC+12 d
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+5179 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    none
    Availability
    none
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    None
    Availability impact
    None

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

    nvd-primary

    Root cause

    A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.

    The bug in code

    The whole CWE-22 class

    A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

    Vulnerable

    ts
    const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);res.sendFile(file);

    Fixed

    ts
    const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {  return res.sendStatus(400);}res.sendFile(file);

    Attack context

    MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

    ATT&CK techniques

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    Change log

    No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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