# CVE-2012-4254: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information via direct requests to specific scripts in MySQLDumper.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Aug 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jfvq-65q8-hq2v

## What is CVE-2012-4254?

CVE-2012-4254 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

MySQLDumper 1.24.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (Notices) via a direct request to (1) learn/cubemail/restore.php or (2) learn/cubemail/dump.php.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4254?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mysqldumper Mysqldumper.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-4254?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4254 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-4254 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-4254 exists.

Public exploit code:

- MySQLDumper 1.24.4 - Multiple Script Direct Request Information Disclosures (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-3567](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3567/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-5264](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5264/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000012/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2012-4252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4252/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2012-4251](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4251/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-4254 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-4254 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-4254 exists.

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-2012-4254/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4254/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4254
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4254
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-4254

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