CVE-2012-5454
user/index_inline_editor_submit.php in ATutor AContent 1.2-1 does not properly restrict access,...
user/index_inline_editor_submit.php in ATutor AContent 1.2-1 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote authenticated users to modify arbitrary user passwords via a crafted request. NOTE: this might be due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-5168.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
user/index_inline_editor_submit.php in ATutor AContent 1.2-1 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote authenticated users to modify arbitrary user passwords via a crafted request. NOTE: this might be due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-5168.
- Record
CVE-2012-5454- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
user/index_inline_editor_submit.php in ATutor AContent 1.2-1 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote authenticated users to modify arbitrary user passwords via a crafted request. NOTE: this might be due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-5168.
- Record
CVE-2012-5454- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5373 No score
user/index_inline_editor_submit.php in ATutor AContent 1.2-1 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote authenticated users to modify arbitrary user passwords via a crafted request. NOTE: this might be due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-5168.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5373- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2976-6mfc-xmp6 No score
user/index_inline_editor_submit.php in ATutor AContent 1.2-1 does not properly restrict access,...
user/index_inline_editor_submit.php in ATutor AContent 1.2-1 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote authenticated users to modify arbitrary user passwords via a crafted request. NOTE: this might be due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-5168.
- Record
GHSA-2976-6mfc-xmp6- 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-2012-5454 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Atutor Acontent, published October 22, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.03%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.