# CVE-2012-2054: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can modify sensitive model attributes via mass assignment, potentially escalating privileges or altering data in Redmine.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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:** Yes
- **Published:** 4 Apr 2012
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2054, GHSA-fcfx-v2jw-qj3q

## What is CVE-2012-2054?

CVE-2012-2054 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Redmine Redmine, published on 4 Apr 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Redmine before 1.3.2 does not properly restrict the use of a hash to provide values for a model's attributes, which allows remote attackers to set attributes in the (1) Comment, (2) Document, (3) IssueCategory, (4) MembersController, (5) Message, (6) News, (7) TimeEntry, (8) Version, (9) Wiki, (10) UserPreference, or (11) Board model via a modified URL, related to a "mass assignment" vulnerability, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0327.

Weakness: CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2054?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redmine Redmine.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-2054?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-2054 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2054 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redmine Redmine

- [CVE-2022-44030](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44030/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-37156](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37156/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2011-4929](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4929/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2009-4079](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4079/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2023-47258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47258/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2054 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-2054 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Redmine Redmine, published on 4 Apr 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2054 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redmine Redmine. 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-2012-2054/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2054/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2054
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2054
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-2054

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2054/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.