# CVE-2012-5665: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can modify application configurations by accessing an unprotected settings file, potentially compromising authentication modules.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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:** 3 Jan 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pjrj-v874-q2mx

## What is CVE-2012-5665?

CVE-2012-5665 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Owncloud Owncloud Server, published on 3 Jan 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

ownCloud 4.0.x before 4.0.10 and 4.5.x before 4.5.5 does not properly restrict access to settings.php, which allows remote attackers to edit app configurations of user_webdavauth and user_ldap by editing this file.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5665?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Owncloud Owncloud Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-5665?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5665 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-5665 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5665 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Owncloud Owncloud Server

- [CVE-2023-49105](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49105/): ownCloud Improper Authentication (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-7699](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7699/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2015-6500](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6500/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2014-2051](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2051/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2014-2054](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2054/): PHPExcel vulnerable to XXE attacks through libxml (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-5665 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-5665 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Owncloud Owncloud Server, published on 3 Jan 2013. 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-2012-5665 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Owncloud Owncloud Server. 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-2012-5665/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5665/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5665
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5665
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-5665

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5665/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.