What is CVE-2012-1563?

CVE-2012-1563 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-01-15.

How severe is CVE-2012-1563?

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

Privilege escalation in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2012-1563

Joomla! before 2.5.3 allows Admin Account Creation.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

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: 0.089 (95.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.089 · newest: 0.089 · change: 0.000

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/19/11 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41156/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
developer.joomla.org/security/news/395-20120303-core-privilege-escalation.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-1563?: CVE-2012-1563 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2012-1563?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.