HIGH
Joomla! before 2.5.3 allows Admin Account Creation
Published Jan 15, 2020
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 8.90%
Description
Joomla! before 2.5.3 allows Admin Account Creation.
Affected products
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- Version 2.5.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2.5.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2.5.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version and all 1.7.x and 1.6.x releasesStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
8.90% 0.08896
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08896
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.90% (0.08896) | 95.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.90% (0.08896) | 94.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 6.48% (0.06479) | 91.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 4.96% (0.04961) | 89.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 3.25% (0.03249) | 87.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00398) | 58.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 12, 2025 | 3.10% (0.03105) | 91.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 24, 2024 | 4.74% (0.04737) | 92.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.43% (0.03428) | 91.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.01% (0.05013) | 93.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 20, 2024 | 4.62% (0.04617) | 92.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 2.96% (0.02958) | 90.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 2, 2023 | 1.50% (0.01497) | 85.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 14, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01060) | 82.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 29, 2023 | 1.01% (0.01012) | 81.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | 0.90% (0.00896) | 80.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2023 | 0.96% (0.00963) | 81.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2023 | 0.91% (0.00908) | 80.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2023 | 0.93% (0.00927) | 80.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00655) | 76.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00576) | 74.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 93.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 93.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 82.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/19/11 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://developer.joomla.org/security/news/395-20120303-core-privilege-escalation.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41156/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/19/11 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://developer.joomla.org/security/news/395-20120303-core-privilege-escalation.html | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41156/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jan 15, 2020
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Mar 12, 2012
Link CVE-2012-1563
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a