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CVE-2012-6562
engine/lib/users.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 does not properly specify permissions for the useradd action, which allows remote attackers to…
Medium6.8EPSS 1.3%
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Description
engine/lib/users.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 does not properly specify permissions for the useradd action, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary accounts.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 29% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/evan/read/209/elgg-185-released (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 49129 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://elgg.org/getelgg.php?forward=elgg-1.8.5.zip (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 53623 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- elgg-multiple-security-bypass(75757) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .