CVE-2012-6563
engine/lib/access.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 does not properly clear cached access lists during...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-6563- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-6563- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6410 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6410- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qq49-hmp5-gwv6 No score
engine/lib/access.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 does not properly clear cached access lists during...
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.
- Record
GHSA-qq49-hmp5-gwv6- 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-2012-6563 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Elgg, published May 23, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.