CVE-2012-3472: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2012-3472: The email API in application/libraries/api/MY_Email_Api_Object.php in the Ushahidi Platform before 2.5 does...

The email API in application/libraries/api/MY_Email_Api_Object.php in the Ushahidi Platform before 2.5 does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to list, delete, or organize messages via a GET request.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedSep 16, 2024, 17:43 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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CVE-2012-3472 affects Ushahidi Platform versions before 2.5. An email API endpoint did not require authentication, allowing a remote attacker to list, delete, or organize messages. The business risk is unauthorized access to incident-reporting communications and potential loss or manipulation of message workflow data. Exposure is likely limited to organizations still running Ushahidi Platform before 2.5 with the email API reachable over the network. Public internet-facing crisis-mapping or reporting deployments would have higher operational impact than internal or retired instances. Treat this as a targeted legacy-platform remediation item. Prioritize any internet-facing Ushahidi deployment because the flaw can expose or disrupt message handling without authentication, but current sources do not support emergency active-exploitation handling. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected Ushahidi Platform deployments to version 2.5 or later.; Review vendor commit 4c24325 and apply vendor-supported fixes where upgrading is constrained.; Restrict public access to legacy email API endpoints until remediation is complete..

Prepared: Jun 27, 2026, 17:28 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Aug 12, 2012, 21:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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