CVE-2012-3453 Misconfiguration in n/a
Low 3.6
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-3453 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2012-3453 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3453 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-2012-3453/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3453/index.md)
Local attackers can delete or overwrite arbitrary files due to world-writable permissions on the results directory in logol.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-3453?
CVE-2012-3453 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
logol 1.5.0 uses world writable permissions for the /var/lib/logol/results directory, which allows local users to delete or overwrite arbitrary files.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3453?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Debian Logol.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3453?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2012-3453 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3453 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3453, GHSA-xf6j-v7gp-hcxc.