{"cve":"CVE-2012-2421","nvd":{"published":"2012-04-25T20:55:01.340","modified":"2026-06-16T23:41:32.380","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/232979","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522139","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75172","http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/232979","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522139"],"products":["intuit:quickbooks"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:24:00.973572543+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-2421","score":0.00801,"percentile":0.56621,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}