cve/2012/CVE-2012-6562.md

### [CVE-2012-6562](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6562)
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### Description

engine/lib/users.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 does not properly specify permissions for the useradd action, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary accounts.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://elgg.org/getelgg.php?forward=elgg-1.8.5.zip

#### Github
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