CVE-2012-1563 Privilege escalation in Joomla!
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-1563 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2012-1563 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, published on 15 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1563 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Joomla Joomla\!. 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-2012-1563/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1563/index.md)
Attackers can create administrator accounts in Joomla, leading to full site compromise and privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-1563?
CVE-2012-1563 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, published on 15 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Joomla! before 2.5.3 allows Admin Account Creation.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1563?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Joomla Joomla\!.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1563?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1563 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-1563 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1563 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-w8hc-6857-68v3.