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CVE-2012-1562

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—

Joomla! core before 2.5.3 allows unauthorized password change.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Joomla — Joomla!

CWEs

References

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  "id": "CVE-2012-1562",
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          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N",
          "authentication": "NONE",
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