Is CVE-2011-4961 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-4961 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-4961?

CVE-2011-4961 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2011-4961

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.0EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD

SilverStripe 2.3.x before 2.3.12 and 2.4.x before 2.4.6 allows remote authenticated users with the EDIT_PERMISSIONS permission to gain administrator privileges via a TreeMultiselectField that includes admin groups when adding a user to the selected groups.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 1.6% (76th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-4868)
Published: September 17, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-4868 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

silverstripe / silverstripe
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silverstripe / silverstripe
silverstripe / silverstripe
silverstripe / silverstripe
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silverstripe / silverstripe
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silverstripe / silverstripe

References

http://doc.silverstripe.org/framework/en/trunk/changelogs/2.3.12(Vendor Advisory)
http://doc.silverstripe.org/framework/en/trunk/changelogs/2.4.6(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/30/1(Patch)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/30/3
https://github.com/silverstripe/sapphire/commit/de1f070(Patch)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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