CVE-2012-3475 (GCVE-0-2012-3475)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-08-12 21:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:55
VLAI
Summary
The installer in the Ushahidi Platform before 2.5 omits certain calls to the exit function, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative privileges via unspecified vectors.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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