# CVE-2012-6472: Information disclosure in n/a

> Local attackers can read sensitive browser data or modify configuration files due to weak directory permissions, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jan 2013
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6x3c-5mcv-wg4m

## What is CVE-2012-6472?

CVE-2012-6472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opera Opera Browser, published on 2 Jan 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Opera before 12.12 on UNIX uses weak permissions for the profile directory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a (1) cache file, (2) password file, or (3) configuration file, or (4) possibly gain privileges by modifying or overwriting a configuration file.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6472?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opera Opera Browser.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-6472?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6472 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-6472 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6472 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Opera Opera Browser

- [CVE-2013-3211](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3211/): Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 12.15 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a "moderately severe issue." (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-4145](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4145/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-3559](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3559/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-3561](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3561/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-4683](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4683/): Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 11.60 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a "moderately severe issue." (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-6472 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-6472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opera Opera Browser, published on 2 Jan 2013. 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-2012-6472 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Opera Opera Browser. 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-2012-6472/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6472/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6472
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6472
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-6472

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