CVE-2012-6562 describes a vulnerability in Elgg versions prior to 1.8.5, where improper permission specifications in engine/lib/users.php allow remote attackers to create arbitrary user accounts. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.