CVE-2012-10061

HIGH

Sockso Music Host Server <=1.5 - Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2012-10061. PoCs published by Luigi Auriemma, Luigi Auriemma, sinn3r, including Metasploit module auxiliary/scanner/http/sockso_traversal.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a technical writeup detailing a directory traversal vulnerability in Sockso <= 1.5, allowing arbitrary file downloads via crafted HTTP requests. The author provides proof-of-concept URLs and confirms the fix in version 1.5.1.

Description

Sockso Music Host Server versions <= 1.5 are vulnerable to a path traversal flaw that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files from the server’s filesystem. The vulnerability exists in the HTTP interface on port 4444, where the endpoint /file/ fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. Attackers can traverse directories and access sensitive files outside the intended web root.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Luigi Auriemma · textwebappswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18605

This is a technical writeup detailing a directory traversal vulnerability in Sockso <= 1.5, allowing arbitrary file downloads via crafted HTTP requests. The author provides proof-of-concept URLs and confirms the fix in version 1.5.1.

Classification
Writeup 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Sockso <= 1.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the Sockso server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC
by Luigi Auriemma, sinn3r · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/sockso_traversal.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in Sockso Music Host Server 1.5 by sending a crafted HTTP GET request with '../' sequences to retrieve arbitrary files from the server. It is a functional proof-of-concept for CVE-2012-10061.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Sockso Music Host Server 1.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server on port 4444
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v4 8.7
EPSS 0.0117
EPSS Percentile 63.1%
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
Sockso Project/Music Host Server < 1.5
Published Aug 20, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026