CVE-2012-6563

engine/lib/access.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 does not properly clear cached access lists during plugin boot, which allows remote attackers to read private entities via unspecified vectors.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53623
http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/evan/read/209/elgg-185-released	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://elgg.org/getelgg.php?forward=elgg-1.8.5.zip	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/49129	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75757

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.13:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.12:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.18:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.15:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.17:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.16:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.14:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.0:::::::*

Information

Published : 2013-05-23 08:55

Updated : 2017-08-28 18:32

NVD link : CVE-2012-6563

Mitre link : CVE-2012-6563

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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Products Affected

elgg

elgg

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