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CVE-2012-5687

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 68.72% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-11-01 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2012-5687
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
68.72%

Original NVD Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the web-based management feature on the TP-LINK TL-WR841N router with firmware 3.13.9 build 120201 Rel.54965n and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the PATH_INFO to the help/ URI.