CVE-2012-5930

Exp

The pa_modify_accounts function in auth.dll in unifid.exe in NetIQ Privileged User Manager 2.3.x before 2.3.1 HF2 does not require authentication for the modifyAccounts method, which allows remote attackers to change the passwords of administrative accounts via a crafted application/x-amf request.

Published: 2012-12-24 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5930 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.54%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-5930

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
22737 exploit_db edb 2012-11-15 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5930

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 2025-09-08 4.25% 4.54% +0.29%
2 2025-03-30 9.03% 4.25% -4.78%
3 2025-03-29 — 9.03% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5930

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5930

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5930

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microfocus privileged_user_manager 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:privileged_user_manager:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus privileged_user_manager 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:privileged_user_manager:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5930

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