# CVE-2012-4245: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on GIMP installations because the scriptfu network server lacks authentication.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Aug 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p246-9qpc-9r7v

## What is CVE-2012-4245?

CVE-2012-4245 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gimp Gimp, published on 31 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The scriptfu network server in GIMP 2.6 does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the python-fu-eval command.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4245?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gimp Gimp.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-4245?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4245 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-4245 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4245 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Gimp Gimp

- [CVE-2010-4541](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4541/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-3909](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3909/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-1570](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1570/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-0723](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0723/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-0733](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0733/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-4245 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-4245 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gimp Gimp, published on 31 Aug 2012. 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-2012-4245 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Gimp Gimp. 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-2012-4245/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4245/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4245
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4245
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-4245

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4245/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.