CVE-2012-6330
mediumpriority · track · 42EPSS 0.357 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The localization functionality in TWiki before 5.1.3, and Foswiki 1.0.x through 1.0.10 and 1.1.x through 1.1.6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer in a %MAKETEXT% macro.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-23580Foswiki MAKETEXT - Remote Command Execution (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
affected products (17)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51516cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51548cnnvd
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=30219695cnnvd
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2012-6329cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56950cnnvd
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=30219695enisa_euvd
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2012-6329enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56950enisa_euvd
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