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CVE-2012-2421

N/A
Published: April 25, 2012 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:41 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorQuickbooks· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Quickbooks· Intuit
95%
2009201020112012
microsoft-internet-explorer (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/232979
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522139
VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75172

CVSS

1.8LOW[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22

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