Sockso Project Music Host Server up to 1.5 HTTP Interface /file/ path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Sockso Project Music Host Server up to 1.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /file/ of the component HTTP Interface. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-10061. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in Sockso Project Music Host Server up to 1.5 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file /file/ of the component HTTP Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Sockso Music Host Server versions <= 1.5 are vulnerable to a path traversal flaw that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files from the server’s filesystem. The vulnerability exists in the HTTP interface on port 4444, where the endpoint /file/ fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. Attackers can traverse directories and access sensitive files outside the intended web root.

The weakness was presented by Luigi Auriemma. The advisory is available at web.archive.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-10061 since 08/18/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/22/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2012-6607). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Type

• Project Management Software

Vendor

• Sockso Project

Name

• Music Host Server

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5

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• end of life

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