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CVE-2012-5557

N/A
Published: December 3, 2012 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorUser Readonly· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

The User Read-Only module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.4 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.4 for Drupal, does not properly assign roles when there are more than three roles on the site and certain unspecified configurations, which might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges by performing certain operations, as demonstrated by changing a password.

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/1840038
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://drupal.org/node/1840054
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://drupal.org/node/1840886
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTx_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/20/4

CVSS

3.6LOW[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264

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