CVE-2012-2747

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-07-03 · updated 2026-06-16

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."

Affected products

Joomla!: 2.5.0, 2.5.0-beta1, 2.5.0-beta2, 2.5.0-rc1, 2.5.1, 2.5.2 (+2)

References

http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/470-20120601-core-privilege-escalation
http://osvdb.org/83070
http://secunia.com/advisories/49605
http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5427-joomla-255-released.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/19/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54073
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76415
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/470-20120601-core-privilege-escalation
http://osvdb.org/83070
http://secunia.com/advisories/49605
http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5427-joomla-255-released.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/19/2

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