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title: "CVE-2012-3362\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-3362

Publication date 12 July 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in eXtplorer 2.1 RC3 and
earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of
administrators for requests that add an administrator account via an
adduser admin action.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| extplorer | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 2.1.0b6+dfsg.2-1+squeeze1build0.11.04.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3362?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| extplorer | * Vendor:   <http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2510> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3362)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3362)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-3362)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3362)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3362>