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CVE-2012-2421
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the intu-help-qb (aka Intuit Help System Async Pluggable Protocol) handlers in…
Low1.8EPSS 0.80%
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- mitre
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the intu-help-qb (aka Intuit Help System Async Pluggable Protocol) handlers in HelpAsyncPluggableProtocol.dll in Intuit QuickBooks 2009 through 2012, when Internet Explorer is used, might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files in ZIP archives via a full pathname in the URI.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low1.8 | AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.80% · top 43% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- quickbooks-intuit-info-disclosure(75172) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20120330 Intuit Help System Protocol File Retrieval (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- VU#232979 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
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