CVE-2012-5618
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 4, 2020 at 01:17 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorUshahidi
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
Ushahidi before 2.6.1 has insufficient entropy for forgot-password tokens.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.6.1
Affected range stops below 2.6.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/04/1x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ushahidi/Ushahidi_Web/commit/e8c7ecd42818c331db8945d20f8b1865bc6d157eCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-640
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