CVE-2012-5543

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Published Dec 3, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Feeds module 7.x-2.x before 7.x-2.0-alpha6 for Drupal, when a field is mapped to the node's author, does not properly check permissions, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary nodes via a crafted source feed.

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:feeds_project:feeds:7.x-2.0:alpha1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:feeds_project:feeds:7.x-2.0:alpha2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:feeds_project:feeds:7.x-2.0:alpha3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:feeds_project:feeds:7.x-2.0:alpha4::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:feeds_project:feeds:7.x-2.0:alpha5::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:feeds_project:feeds:7.x-2.x:::::::*

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-2012-5435	The Feeds module 7.x-2.x before 7.x-2.0-alpha6 for Drupal, when a field is mapped to the node's author, does not properly check permissions, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary nodes via a crafted source feed.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.168% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://drupal.org/node/1808832
http://drupalcode.org/project/feeds.git/commitdiff/a538c20
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/20/4

History

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Subscriptions

Drupal Drupal

Feeds Project Feeds

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:11 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Dec 3, 2012, 9:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:11 AM
Reserved: Oct 24, 2012, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:46 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 3, 2012, 9:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:46 PM

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