ownCloud up to 4.0.5 appconfig.php access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in ownCloud up to 4.0.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the file appconfig.php. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-4752. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ownCloud up to 4.0.5 (Cloud Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file appconfig.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

appconfig.php in ownCloud before 4.0.6 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote authenticated users to edit app configurations via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this can be leveraged by unauthenticated remote attackers using CVE-2012-4393.

The weakness was published 09/05/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4752 since 09/05/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:appconfig.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 3.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-62046, VDB-62044, VDB-62040 and VDB-62038. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ownCloud 3.0.0
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

09/05/2012 🔍
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03/23/2015 +929 days 🔍
03/31/2025 +3661 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 9605e1926c6081e88326bf78a02c1d1b83126c4f
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4752 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4752
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62045
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 03/31/2025 19:36
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (48), 02/20/2019 14:34 (2), 12/13/2021 09:40 (4), 03/31/2025 19:36 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:564:103

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