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TI-2012-04357 Aliases CVE-2012-5168GHSA-7q6v-9564-57r5

ATutor AContent before 1.2-1 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary user passwords…

Priority LOW 39CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

ATutor AContent before 1.2-1 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary user passwords or category names via a direct request to (1) user/index_inline_editor_submit.php or (2) course_category/index_inline_editor_submit.php.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03384 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:atutor:acontent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.2VulnerableATutor
  • cpe:2.3:a:atutor:acontent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.2 Vulnerable ·ATutor

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5168
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7q6v-9564-57r5

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

Other 1

  • TI-2020-08473 An issue was discovered in AContent through 1.4. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2012-04356 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in ATutor AContent before 1.2-1 allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2012-04581 SQL injection vulnerability in user/index_inline_editor_submit.php in ATutor AContent… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2012-04582 user/index_inline_editor_submit.php in ATutor AContent 1.2-1 does not properly restrict… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2012-04358 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in file_manager/preview_top.php in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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