PT-2012-4233 · Open Source Matters · Joomla!

Nils Rückmann · Published 2012-07-03 · Updated 2020-02-25 · CVE-2012-2747

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Joomla! versions prior to 2.5.5

Description The issue is related to inadequate checking, allowing remote attackers to gain privileges.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.5.5, update to version 2.5.5 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-2747

Affected Products

Joomla!

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2747 · Security Note
• http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/470-20120601-core-privilege-escalation · Vendor Advisory
• http://joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5427-joomla-255-released.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/83070 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49605 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76415 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/19/2 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/54073 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2747 · Note