CVE-2012-2208

Piwigo < 2.3.3 - Remote File Inclusion via Upgrade Language Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-2208. PoCs published by High-Tech Bridge SA.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The advisory details multiple vulnerabilities in Piwigo, including directory path traversal (CVE-2012-2208) and multiple XSS vulnerabilities (CVE-2012-2209). It provides PoC URLs and descriptions of how these vulnerabilities can be exploited.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in upgrade.php in Piwigo before 2.3.4 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the language parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by High-Tech Bridge SA · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18782

The advisory details multiple vulnerabilities in Piwigo, including directory path traversal (CVE-2012-2208) and multiple XSS vulnerabilities (CVE-2012-2209). It provides PoC URLs and descriptions of how these vulnerabilities can be exploited.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Xss | Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Piwigo 2.3.3 and prior
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target Piwigo installation · Ability to craft malicious URLs
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://piwigo.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=19173
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://piwigo.org/bugs/view.php?id=2607
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18782
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23085
Release Notes x_refsource_confirm
http://piwigo.org/releases/2.3.4
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75185
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53245
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48903
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0196.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0926
EPSS Percentile 94.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
piwigo/piwigo < 2.3.3
Published Aug 14, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026