Vulnerability Report

CVE-2012-5223

RCE

Title: Crawlability Vbseo RCE

RCE

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2012-5223

CWE Category CWE-94
Published Date Oct 01, 2012
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 7.5 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
40.53%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2012-5223: The proc_deutf function in includes/functions_vbseocp_abstract.php in vBSEO 3.5.0, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.6.0, and earlier allows remote attackers to insert and execute arbitrary PHP code via "complex curly syntax" in the char_repl parameter, which is inserted into a regular expression that is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.

Impacted Vendors

C
crawlability 1

Reference Links

http://osvdb.org/78508 http://secunia.com/advisories/47699 http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18424 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51647 http://www.vbseo.com/f5/vbseo-security-bulletin-all-supported-versions-patch-release-52783/ https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72689 http://osvdb.org/78508 http://secunia.com/advisories/47699 http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18424 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51647 http://www.vbseo.com/f5/vbseo-security-bulletin-all-supported-versions-patch-release-52783/ https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72689
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2012-5223 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18424
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.