CVE-2012-1923

RealNetworks Helix Server and Helix Mobile Server 14.x before 14.3.x store passwords in cleartext under adm_b_db\users\, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a database.

Published: 2012-04-17 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-1923 is rated Low Risk (23.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.24%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1923

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-04-03 0.71% 0.24% -0.47%
2 2025-03-30 0.55% 0.71% +0.16%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.55% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1923

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1923

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1923

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
realnetworks helix_server 14.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server:14.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks helix_server 14.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server:14.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks helix_server 14.2 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server:14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks helix_server 14.2.0.212 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server:14.2.0.212:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks helix_mobile_server 14.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_mobile_server:14.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks helix_mobile_server 14.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_mobile_server:14.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1923

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