CVE-2012-4511
services/flickr/flickr.c in libsocialweb before 0.25.21 automatically connects to Flickr when no...
services/flickr/flickr.c in libsocialweb before 0.25.21 automatically connects to Flickr when no Flickr account is set, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
services/flickr/flickr.c in libsocialweb before 0.25.21 automatically connects to Flickr when no Flickr account is set, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
- Record
CVE-2012-4511- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
services/flickr/flickr.c in libsocialweb before 0.25.21 automatically connects to Flickr when no Flickr account is set, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
- Record
CVE-2012-4511- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4440 No score
services/flickr/flickr.c in libsocialweb before 0.25.21 automatically connects to Flickr when no Flickr account is set, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4440- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9vfv-f5vf-mq6m No score
services/flickr/flickr.c in libsocialweb before 0.25.21 automatically connects to Flickr when no...
services/flickr/flickr.c in libsocialweb before 0.25.21 automatically connects to Flickr when no Flickr account is set, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
- Record
GHSA-9vfv-f5vf-mq6m- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-4511 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Gnome Libsocialweb, published October 22, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.81%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=863206
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/10
git.gnome.org/browse/libsocialweb/commit?id=8c28ae1d5db5529020652cee3700c75341625503
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4511
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9vfv-f5vf-mq6m