What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-4731?

CVE-2012-4731 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Rtfm CVE-2012-4731

MEDIUM

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2012-11-11 cve@mitre.org

Privilege Escalation Rtfm

4.0

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.0 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 11, 2012 - 13:00 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.0

DescriptionCVE.org

FAQ manager for Request Tracker (RTFM) before 2.4.5 does not properly check user rights, which allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary articles in arbitrary classes via unknown vectors.

AnalysisAI

FAQ manager for Request Tracker (RTFM) before 2.4.5 does not properly check user rights, which allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary articles in arbitrary classes via unknown vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. FAQ manager for Request Tracker (RTFM) before 2.4.5 does not properly check user rights, which allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary articles in arbitrary classes via unknown vectors. Affected products include: Bestpractical Rtfm. Version information: before 2.4.5.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.