CVE-2012-4501 json
Citrix Cloud.com CloudStack, and Apache CloudStack pre-release, allows remote attackers to make arbitrary API calls by leveraging the syste…
published 2012-10-26 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4430
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 7.8%
- EPSS 7.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Citrix Cloud.com CloudStack, and Apache CloudStack pre-release, allows remote attackers to make arbitrary API calls by leveraging the system user account, as demonstrated by API calls to delete VMs.
Exploit prediction
7.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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cloudstack.org
/blog/185-cloudstack-configuration-vulnerability-discovered.html
vendor-advisory
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markmail.org
/thread/yfuxgymdqwg3kcg4
mailing-list
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0062.html
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-4501
- NVD CVE-2012-4501
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.