CVE-2012-2315

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Published Sep 9, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.0 Medium EPSS 6.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

admin/Auth in OpenKM 5.1.7 and other versions before 5.1.8-2 does not properly enforce privileges for changing user roles, which allows remote authenticated users to assign administrator privileges to arbitrary users via the userEdit action.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:openkm:openkm::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:openkm:openkm:5.1.8:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 6.2% (6.218% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0007.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0021.html
http://osvdb.org/78105
http://secunia.com/advisories/47424
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/23/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/23/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/27/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/13
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51250
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72112

History

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Subscriptions

Openkm Openkm

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:26 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Sep 9, 2012, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:26 PM
Reserved: Apr 19, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:41 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 9, 2012, 9:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:41 PM

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