9.8

CVE-2012-6710: extplorer Improper Authentication

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2012-6710
Published 07-10-2018Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-6710 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Authentication vulnerability in extplorer. EPSS estimates a 24.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
24.97%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, metasploit

Timeline

  1. 07-10-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

ext_find_user in eXtplorer through 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a password[]= (aka an empty array) in an action=login request to index.php.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

24.97%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 24.97% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
24.97%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (itsecuritysolutions.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    eXtplorer v2.1 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

    exploit/multi/http/extplorer_upload_exec

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Extplorer1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • extplorerAll versions (No fix recorded)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

5 links