What is CVE-2012-1562?

CVE-2012-1562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-01-15.

How severe is CVE-2012-1562?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2012-1562

Joomla! core before 2.5.3 allows unauthorized password change.

Published 2020-01-15 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\!
Joomla! Core — versions 2.5.2, 2.5.1, and all 1.7.x and 1.6.x versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-330 — Use of Insufficiently Random Values

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/19/11 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
developer.joomla.org/security/news/394-20120304-core-password-change.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-1562?: CVE-2012-1562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2012-1562?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.