Vulnerability Report

CVE-2012-2270

Title: Owncloud Owncloud Improper Input Validation

Input Validation Error

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2012-2270

CWE Category CWE-20

Published Date Apr 20, 2012

Modified Date Jun 16, 2026

Exploit Status Available

Score 5.8 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

6.08%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2012-2270: Open redirect vulnerability in index.php (aka the Login Page) in ownCloud before 3.0.3 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the redirect_url parameter.

Impacted Vendors

owncloud 2

Reference Links

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0127.html http://osvdb.org/81211 http://owncloud.org/security/advisories/CVE-2012-2270/ http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111956/ownCloud-3.0.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html http://secunia.com/advisories/48850 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/11/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/2 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53145 http://www.tele-consulting.com/advisories/TC-SA-2012-01.txt https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75029 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0127.html http://osvdb.org/81211 http://owncloud.org/security/advisories/CVE-2012-2270/ http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111956/ownCloud-3.0.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html http://secunia.com/advisories/48850 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/11/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/2 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53145 http://www.tele-consulting.com/advisories/TC-SA-2012-01.txt https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75029

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

5.8

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2012-2270 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37094

View Code

June 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 29, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 11, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

April 20, 2012 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.