CVE-2012-10022 (GCVE-0-2012-10022)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-01 20:42 – Updated: 2026-05-15 11:13
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Kloxo <= 6.1.12 Local Privilege Escalation
Summary
Kloxo versions 6.1.12 and earlier contain two setuid root binaries—lxsuexec and lxrestart—that allow local privilege escalation from uid 48. The lxsuexec binary performs a uid check and permits execution of arbitrary commands as root if the invoking user matches uid 48. This flaw enables attackers with Apache-level access to escalate privileges to root without authentication.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-06 13:58 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
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| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
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| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25406 | exploit |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20121122063935/http:/… | technical-descriptionexploit |
| https://kloxo.org/ | product |
| https://github.com/KloxoNGCommunity/kloxo | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kloxo-local-… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2013-05-13 00:00
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