# CVE-2012-5697: The btinstall installation script in Bulb Security Smartphone Pentest Framework (SPF) before 0.1.3 uses weak permissions (777) for all files

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-10-20 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The btinstall installation script in Bulb Security Smartphone Pentest Framework (SPF) before 0.1.3 uses weak permissions (777) for all files in the frameworkgui/ directory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or inject arbitrary Perl code via direct access to these files.

## What to do

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## References

- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23123
- https://twitter.com/georgiaweidman/statuses/269138431567855618
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51415

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