# CVE-2012-0263: Information disclosure in n/a

> Authenticated users can obtain sensitive database and user credentials via error messages in op5 Monitor.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Dec 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h86x-wqgp-fw29

## What is CVE-2012-0263?

CVE-2012-0263 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Dec 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

monitor/index.php in op5 Monitor and op5 Appliance before 5.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information such as database and user credentials via error messages that are triggered by (1) a malformed hoststatustypes parameter to status/service/all or (2) a crafted request to config.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0263?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Op5 Monitor.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-0263?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0263 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-0263 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0263 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-0261](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0261/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-0262](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0262/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-0264](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0264/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2021-40272](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40272/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2013-6141](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6141/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-0263 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-0263 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Dec 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0263 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0263/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0263/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0263
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0263
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-0263

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0263/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.