Is CVE-2012-2747 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2747 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2747?

CVE-2012-2747 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-2747

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.3%EU EUVD

Unspecified vulnerability in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.5 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors related to "Inadequate checking."

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS score: 2.3% (83th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2727)
Published: July 3, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2727 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

joomla / joomla!
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joomla / joomla!

References

http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/470-20120601-core-privilege-escalation(Vendor Advisory)
http://osvdb.org/83070(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/49605(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5427-joomla-255-released.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/19/2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54073(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76415(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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