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Vulnerability · CVE-2012-6498

maxtom atomymaxsite Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Published Jan 8, 2013 · catalog updated Jan 8, 2013 · maxtom atomymaxsite Unrestricted Upload

Patch now

CVE-2012-6498 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm maxtom atomymaxsite Unrestricted Upload against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (maxtom atomymaxsite Unrestricted Upload).
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.02%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated atomymaxsite · vendor maxtom atomymaxsite

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in index.php in Atomymaxsite 2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file, as exploited in the wild in October 2012.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • stated atomymaxsite<= 2.5
  • vendor maxtom atomymaxsiteversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2012-6498

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2012-6498 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm maxtom atomymaxsite Unrestricted Upload against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with <= 2.5. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 2.02%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 8, 2013 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in index.php in Atomymaxsite 2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file, as exploited in the wild in October 2012.

  2. Jan 8, 2013 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2012-6498

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2012-6498

    30-day exploitation probability 2.0%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2012-6498

    Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in index.php in Atomymaxsite 2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file, as exploited in the wild in October 2012.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.