CVE-2012-2747

HIGH 7.5CVE-2012-2747 · Published 03/07/2012 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2012-2747 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting joomla! (joomla).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.3%, higher than 83.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
joomla! joomla	`= 2.5.0= 2.5.1= 2.5.2= 2.5.3= 2.5.4`	No fix yet

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.5 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors related to "Inadequate checking."

References

developer.joomla.org/security/news/470-20120601-core-privilege-escalation · Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org/83070 · Broken Link
secunia.com/advisories/49605 · Third Party Advisory
joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5427-joomla-255-released.html · Vendor Advisory
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/19/2 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/54073 · Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76415 · Third Party Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

joomla!

joomla

= 2.5.0= 2.5.1= 2.5.2= 2.5.3= 2.5.4

No fix yet

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