CVE-2012-3474

Exp

The comments API in application/libraries/api/MY_Comments_Api_Object.php in the Ushahidi Platform before 2.5 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about the e-mail address, IP address, and other attributes of the author of a comment via an API function call.

Published: 2012-08-12 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-3474 is rated Exploit Available (51/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.25%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-3474

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3474

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 2025-03-17 0.45% 0.25% -0.20%
2 2024-12-17 0.38% 0.45% +0.07%
3 2024-04-25 0.38%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-3474

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-3474

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-3474

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ushahidi ushahidi_platform <= 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:ushahidi:ushahidi_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ushahidi ushahidi_platform 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ushahidi:ushahidi_platform:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ushahidi ushahidi_platform 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ushahidi:ushahidi_platform:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ushahidi ushahidi_platform 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ushahidi:ushahidi_platform:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ushahidi ushahidi_platform 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ushahidi:ushahidi_platform:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ushahidi ushahidi_platform 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ushahidi:ushahidi_platform:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ushahidi ushahidi_platform 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ushahidi:ushahidi_platform:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ushahidi ushahidi_platform 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:ushahidi:ushahidi_platform:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ushahidi ushahidi_platform 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:ushahidi:ushahidi_platform:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ushahidi ushahidi_platform 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ushahidi:ushahidi_platform:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-3474

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