CVE-2012-1563 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Joomla! before 2.5.3 allows Admin Account Creation.

Published: 2020-01-15

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 8.9% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Joomla!

Joomla!

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.5.2`	affected	—
`2.5.1`	affected	—
`2.5.0`	affected	—
`and all 1.7.x and 1.6.x releases`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-1581	Joomla! before 2.5.3 allows Admin Account Creation.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.08896.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/19/11
https://developer.joomla.org/security/news/395-20120303-core-privilege-escalation.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41156/

History

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Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla\!

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2020-01-15T12:59:50.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:01:02.676Z

Reserved: 2012-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-1563

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-15T13:15:12.780

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:39:44.153

Link: CVE-2012-1563

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management

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