# CVE-2012-3474: The comments API in application/libraries/api/MY\_Comments\_Api\_Object.php in the Ushahidi Platform before 2.5 allows remote attackers to obta

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-08-12 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The comments API in application/libraries/api/MY_Comments_Api_Object.php in the Ushahidi Platform before 2.5 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about the e-mail address, IP address, and other attributes of the author of a comment via an API function call.

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## References

- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/09/5
- https://github.com/ushahidi/Ushahidi_Web/commit/529f353

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