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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-4253 · published 13 August 2012

CVE-2012-4253: Mysqldumper path traversal vulnerability

Mysqldumper · Mysqldumper

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in MySQLDumper 1.24.4 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) language parameter to learn/cubemail/install.php or (2) f parameter learn/cubemail/filemanagement.php, or execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (3) config parameter to learn/cubemail/menu.php.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 8.5% · top 5.2% CWE-22 · Path traversal
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
8.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in MySQLDumper 1.24.4 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) language parameter to learn/cubemail/install.php or (2) f parameter learn/cubemail/filemanagement.php, or execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (3) config parameter to learn/cubemail/menu.php.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112304/MySQLDumper-1.24.4-LFI-XSS-CSRF-Code-Execution-Traversal.html Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/81609
http://www.osvdb.org/81615
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53306 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75283
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75286
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112304/MySQLDumper-1.24.4-LFI-XSS-CSRF-Code-Execution-Traversal.html Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/81609
http://www.osvdb.org/81615
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53306 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75283
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75286

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-4253), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.