CVE-2012-6563

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

engine/lib/access.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 does not properly clear cached access lists during plugin boot, which allows remote attackers to read private entities via unspecified vectors.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/evan/read/209/elgg-185-releasedPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://elgg.org/getelgg.php?forward=elgg-1.8.5.zipPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/49129Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53623
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75757
http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/evan/read/209/elgg-185-releasedPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://elgg.org/getelgg.php?forward=elgg-1.8.5.zipPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/49129Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53623
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75757

Timeline

Published: May 23, 2013
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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