CVE-2012-0911 in the critical feed json
TikiWiki CMS/Groupware before 6.7 LTS and before 8.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted serialized object…
published 2012-07-12 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-0934
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 63.0%
- EPSS 63.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.2%
- public exploits
- 3
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
TikiWiki CMS/Groupware before 6.7 LTS and before 8.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted serialized object in the (1) cookieName to lib/banners/bannerlib.php; (2) printpages or (3) printstructures parameter to (a) tiki-print_multi_pages.php or (b) tiki-print_pages.php; or (4) sendpages, (5) sendstructures, or (6) sendarticles parameter to tiki-send_objects.php, which is not properly handled when processed by the unserialize function.
Patch / fix
- tiki tikiwiki_cms/groupware 6.7, 8.4
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/tikiwiki_unserialize_exec)
- Published
Exploit prediction
62.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/tikiwiki_unserialize_exec Tiki Wiki unserialize() PHP Code Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2012-07-04
- EDB-19630 Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware 8.3 - 'Unserialize()' PHP Code Execution (Metasploit) webapps, 2012-07-09
- EDB-19573 Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware 8.3 - 'Unserialize()' PHP Code Execution webapps, 2012-07-04
- archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-07/0020.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/19630
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/19573
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2012-07/0020.html
mailing-list, exploit
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info.tiki.org
/article190-Tiki-Wiki-CMS-Groupware-Updates-Tiki-6-7-LTS
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/54298
vdb-entry, broken-link
-
dev.tiki.org
/item4109
broken-link
-
osvdb.org
/83534
vdb-entry, broken-link
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/76758
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
info.tiki.org
/article191-Tiki-Releases-8-4
release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-0911
- NVD CVE-2012-0911
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