CVE-2012-6710
ext_find_user in eXtplorer through 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a...
ext_find_user in eXtplorer through 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a password[]= (aka an empty array) in an action=login request to index.php.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ext_find_user in eXtplorer through 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a password[]= (aka an empty array) in an action=login request to index.php.
- Record
CVE-2012-6710- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ext_find_user in eXtplorer through 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a password[]= (aka an empty array) in an action=login request to index.php.
- Record
CVE-2012-6710- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6551 No score
ext_find_user in eXtplorer through 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a password[]= (aka an empty array) in an action=login request to index.php.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6551- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g6wp-8w8c-mgf4
ext_find_user in eXtplorer through 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a...
ext_find_user in eXtplorer through 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a password[]= (aka an empty array) in an action=login request to index.php.
- Record
GHSA-g6wp-8w8c-mgf4- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-6710
ext_find_user in eXtplorer through 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a password[]= (aka an empty array) in an action=login request to index.php.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6710- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
extplorerUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.1.0b6+dfsg.3-4+deb7u12.1.0b6+dfsg.3-4+deb7u1ubuntu12.1.0b6+dfsg.3-4+deb7u3ubuntu0.12.1.0b6+dfsg.3-4+deb7u4ubuntu0.16.04.12.1.0b6+dfsg.3-4+deb7u5ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | eXtplorer v2.1 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability | 2012-12-31 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-6710 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Extplorer, published October 7, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.0%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
cnnvd.org.cn/web/xxk/ldxqById.tag?CNNVD=CNNVD-201212-371
securityfocus.com/bid/57058
itsecuritysolutions.org/2012-12-31-eXtplorer-v2.1-authentication-bypass-vulnerability
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6710
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g6wp-8w8c-mgf4
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6710
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6710