Vulnerability Report

CVE-2012-6472

Title: Opera Opera Browser Auth Bypass

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2012-6472.

CWE Category CWE-264

Published Date Jan 02, 2013

Modified Date Apr 29, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 4.6 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.04%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2012-6472: Opera before 12.12 on UNIX uses weak permissions for the profile directory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a (1) cache file, (2) password file, or (3) configuration file, or (4) possibly gain privileges by modifying or overwriting a configuration file.

Impacted Vendors

opera 1

Reference Links

http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unified/1212/ http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1039/ http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unified/1212/ http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1039/

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

4.6

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

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

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2012-6472 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

April 29, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 11, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

January 02, 2013 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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.