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CVE-2012-2421

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-22 Path Traversal
Publication date:
25/04/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the intu-help-qb (aka Intuit Help System Async Pluggable Protocol) handlers in HelpAsyncPluggableProtocol.dll in Intuit QuickBooks 2009 through 2012, when Internet Explorer is used, might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files in ZIP archives via a full pathname in the URI.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 1.80 LOW
Vector: AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Adjacent
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0
1.80
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:intuit:quickbooks:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:intuit:quickbooks:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:intuit:quickbooks:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:intuit:quickbooks:2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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