CVE-2012-4475

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Published Nov 30, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Security Questions module for Drupal 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.1 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.1 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers to edit an arbitrary user's questions and answers via unspecified vectors.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:security_questions_project:security_questions:6.x-1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:security_questions_project:security_questions:6.x-1.x:dev::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:security_questions_project:security_questions:7.x-1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:security_questions_project:security_questions:7.x-1.x:dev::::::

cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4404	The Security Questions module for Drupal 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.1 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.1 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers to edit an arbitrary user's questions and answers via unspecified vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.332% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://drupal.org/node/1648200
http://drupal.org/node/1648204
http://drupal.org/node/1679532
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/04/3

History

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Subscriptions

Drupal Drupal

Security Questions Project Security Questions

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:01 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Nov 30, 2012, 10:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:01 PM
Reserved: Aug 21, 2012, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:45 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 30, 2012, 10:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:45 PM

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