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Home›CVE Pulse›CVE-2012-6562

CVE-2012-6562

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

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.

📅 Published

May 23, 2013

🔄 Last Modified

April 29, 2026

🔗 References (10)

cve@mitrehttp://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/evan/read/209/elgg-185-released
cve@mitrehttp://elgg.org/getelgg.php?forward=elgg-1.8.5.zip
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/49129
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53623
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75757
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/evan/read/209/elgg-185-released
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://elgg.org/getelgg.php?forward=elgg-1.8.5.zip
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/49129
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53623
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75757

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