Is CVE-2012-4511 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-4511 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4511?

CVE-2012-4511 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-4511

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

services/flickr/flickr.c in libsocialweb before 0.25.21 automatically connects to Flickr when no Flickr account is set, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 1.8% (79th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-4440)
Published: October 22, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4440 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb
gnome / libsocialweb

References

http://git.gnome.org/browse/libsocialweb/commit/?id=8c28ae1d5db5529020652cee3700c75341625503(Issue Tracking, Patch)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/10(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/11/1(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/23/5(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=863206(Issue Tracking)

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

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