engine/lib/users.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 does not properly specify permissions for the useradd action, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary accounts.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:36:00.283Z

Reserved: 2013-05-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-6562

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-05-23T15:55:02.447

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-6562

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