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CVE-2012-6562 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/evan/read/209/elgg-185-released	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://elgg.org/getelgg.php?forward=elgg-1.8.5.zip	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49129	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75757	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53623	CVE
http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/evan/read/209/elgg-185-released	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://elgg.org/getelgg.php?forward=elgg-1.8.5.zip	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49129	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75757	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53623	[email protected]

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
elgg elgg	<= 1.8.4 1.7.0 1.7.1 1.7.2 1.7.3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.17:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.3:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

elgg elgg

<= 1.8.4

1.7.0

1.7.1

1.7.2

1.7.3

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 24, 2013	Initial Analysis	[email protected]