{"cve":"CVE-2012-6472","nvd":{"published":"2013-01-02T11:46:23.133","modified":"2026-06-16T23:48:13.303","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["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/"],"products":["opera:opera_browser"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:27:27.940201468+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-6472","score":0.00309,"percentile":0.23716,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}