admin/Auth in OpenKM 5.1.7 and other versions before 5.1.8-2 does not properly enforce…
Priority LOW 28CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
admin/Auth in OpenKM 5.1.7 and other versions before 5.1.8-2 does not properly enforce privileges for changing user roles, which allows remote authenticated users to assign administrator privileges to arbitrary users via the userEdit action.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06218 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2315
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8v9j-x5gc-mg8x
References
Other 8
- [oss-security] 20120323 CVE-request: OpenKM 5.1.7 Privilege Escalation / OS Command Execution (XSRF based)
- [oss-security] 20120504 Re: CVE-request: OpenKM 5.1.7 Privilege Escalation / OS Command Execution (XSRF based)
- 20120103 OpenKM 5.1.7 Privilege Escalation
- [oss-security] 20120323 Re: CVE-request: OpenKM 5.1.7 Privilege Escalation / OS Command Execution (XSRF based)
- 20120104 Re: OpenKM 5.1.7 Privilege Escalation
- [oss-security] 20120504 Re: CVE-request: OpenKM 5.1.7 Privilege Escalation / OS Command Execution (XSRF based)
- [oss-security] 20120427 Re: CVE-request: OpenKM 5.1.7 Privilege Escalation / OS Command Execution (XSRF based)
- 78105
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Sources
- CVE-2012-2315 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2315 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8v9j-x5gc-mg8x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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