CVE-2012-6567

REDCap before 4.14.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the logic of a custom rule.

Published: 2013-06-17 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-6567 is rated Moderate Risk (48.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.50%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-6567

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 2025-03-30 0.55% 0.50% -0.05%
2 2025-03-29 0.50% 0.55% +0.05%
3 2025-03-17 0.50%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-6567

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-6567

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-6567

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
project-redcap redcap <= 4.13.18 cpe:2.3:a:project-redcap:redcap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-6567

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