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CVE-2012-2747

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2747 describes an unspecified vulnerability in Joomla! 2.5.x versions prior to 2.5.5, stemming from "Inadequate checking." This flaw allows remote attackers to gain privileges, posing a significant risk to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication or complex attack vectors. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0228 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

developer.joomla.org / security/news/470-20120601-core-privilege-escalation
Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 83070
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/49605
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/76415
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
joomla.org / announcements/release-news/5427-joomla-255-released.html
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/06/19/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/54073
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry