MEDIUM
engine/lib/users.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 does not properly specify permissions for the useradd action, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary accounts
Published May 23, 2013
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.34%
Description
engine/lib/users.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 does not properly specify permissions for the useradd action, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary accounts.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 1.8.4
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.1
- 1.7.2
- 1.7.3
- 1.7.4
- 1.7.5
- 1.7.6
- 1.7.7
- 1.7.8
- 1.7.9
- 1.7.10
- 1.7.11
- 1.7.12
- 1.7.13
- 1.7.14
- 1.7.15
- 1.7.16
- 1.7.17
- 1.7.18
- 1.8.0.1
- 1.8.1
- 1.8.3
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.34% 0.01338
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01338
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01338) | 70.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01338) | 67.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.48% (0.00478) | 62.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00814) | 82.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00814) | 81.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.81% (0.00814) | 79.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/evan/read/209/elgg-185-released x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://elgg.org/getelgg.php?forward=elgg-1.8.5.zip x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49129 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53623 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75757 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/evan/read/209/elgg-185-released | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://elgg.org/getelgg.php?forward=elgg-1.8.5.zip | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49129 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53623 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75757 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 23, 2013
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 23, 2013
Link CVE-2012-6562
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a