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CVE-2012-2724

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2724 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the Simplenews module for Drupal, affecting versions 6.x-1.x, 6.x-2.x, and 7.x-1.x. When confirmation is required for new mailing list subscribers, the module inadvertently reveals their email addresses on the confirmation page. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, allowing remote attackers to easily obtain sensitive information. The potential impact is limited to confidentiality, as it only exposes email addresses. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. The vulnerability has received minimal community attention, with no social media discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.x-1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:md-systems:simplenews:6.x-1.0:-:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
6.x-1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:md-systems:simplenews:6.x-1.0:beta1:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
6.x-1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:md-systems:simplenews:6.x-1.0:beta2:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
6.x-1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:md-systems:simplenews:6.x-1.0:beta3:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
6.x-1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:md-systems:simplenews:6.x-1.0:beta4:*:*:*:drupal:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0245 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 23,690 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

drupalcode.org / project/simplenews.git/commitdiff/36352c1
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
drupalcode.org / project/simplenews.git/commitdiff/6d5704c
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
drupalcode.org / project/simplenews.git/commitdiff/faec6a6
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
drupal.org / node/1619812
Third Party Advisory
drupal.org / node/1619818
Third Party Advisory
drupal.org / node/1619820
Third Party Advisory
drupal.org / node/1619848
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/76143
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/06/14/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/53839
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry