CVE-2012-1172

MediumCVSS 5.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: May 24, 2012
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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