CVE-2012-6563

Published: May 23, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264

NVD MITRE

4.3CVSSMEDIUM

EPSS Score

Description

engine/lib/access.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 does not properly clear cached access lists during plugin boot, which allows remote attackers to read private entities via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

n/a n/a

elgg elgg

On-prem

Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core

elggoss-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka elgg/elgg, elgg

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/evan/read/209/elgg-185-released

blog.elgg.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/49129

secunia.com

http://elgg.org/getelgg.php?forward=elgg-1.8.5.zip

elgg.org

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Timeline

Published

May 23, 2013

Last Updated

Apr 29, 2026

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