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CVE-2012-5538

N/A
Published: December 3, 2012 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFilefield Sources· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the FileField Sources module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.6 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.6 for Drupal, when the field has "Reference existing" source enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filename of an uploaded file.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://drupal.org/node/1789300
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://drupal.org/node/1789302
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://drupal.org/node/1789306
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTx_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/20/4

CVSS

2.1LOW[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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