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CVE-2012-2747

critical

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.5 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors related to "Inadequate checking."

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76415

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54073

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/19/2

http://secunia.com/advisories/49605

http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5427-joomla-255-released.html

http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/470-20120601-core-privilege-escalation

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-07-03

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00067