CVE-2012-1611

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Published Sep 6, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.4 does not properly check permissions, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive "administrative back end" information via unknown attack vectors. NOTE: this might be a duplicate of CVE-2012-1599.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-1622	Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.4 does not properly check permissions, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive "administrative back end" information via unknown attack vectors. NOTE: this might be a duplicate of CVE-2012-1599.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.172% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/398-20120307-core-information-disclosure.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48683
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/03/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/03/5

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla\!

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:01 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Sep 6, 2012, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:01 PM
Reserved: Mar 12, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:39 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 6, 2012, 9:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:39 PM

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