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CVE-2012-1172

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8 EPSS 6.37%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-05-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2012-1172
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.8
EPSS
6.37%

Original NVD Description

The file-upload implementation in rfc1867.c in PHP before 5.4.0 does not properly handle invalid [ (open square bracket) characters in name values, which makes it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (malformed $_FILES indexes) or conduct directory traversal attacks during multi-file uploads by leveraging a script that lacks its own filename restrictions.