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CVE-2012-4920

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-4920 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from zingiri, from wordpress organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-04-04T14:55:04.917

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	zingiri	forums	≤ 1.4.3	Yes
Application	zingiri	forums	1.0.0	Yes
Application	zingiri	forums	1.0.1	Yes
Application	zingiri	forums	1.0.2	Yes
Application	zingiri	forums	1.0.3	Yes
Application	zingiri	forums	1.0.4	Yes
Application	zingiri	forums	1.0.5	Yes
Application	zingiri	forums	1.0.6	Yes
Application	zingiri	forums	1.0.7	Yes
Application	zingiri	forums	1.0.8	Yes
Application	zingiri	forums	1.0.9	Yes
Application	zingiri	forums	1.1.0	Yes
Application	zingiri	forums	1.1.1	Yes
Application	zingiri	forums	1.2.0	Yes
Application	zingiri	forums	1.2.1	Yes
Application	zingiri	forums	1.3.0	Yes
Application	zingiri	forums	1.3.1	Yes
Application	zingiri	forums	1.4.0	Yes
Application	zingiri	forums	1.4.1	Yes
Application	zingiri	forums	1.4.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	-	No

References

http://osvdb.org/89069 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/50833 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://wordpress.org/plugins/zingiri-forum/changelog Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81156 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/89069 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/50833 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://wordpress.org/plugins/zingiri-forum/changelog Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81156 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For zingiri's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.