CVE-2012-4469 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Hashcash module for Drupal, affecting versions 6.x-2.x prior to 6.x-2.6 and 7.x-2.x prior to 7.x-2.2. When the "Log failed hashcash" option is enabled, remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an invalid token, which is then improperly handled by the Database logging module when viewed by administrators. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.6, indicating a network-based attack with high complexity and a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.x-2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:simon_rycroft:hashcash:6.x-2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.x-2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:simon_rycroft:hashcash:6.x-2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.x-2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:simon_rycroft:hashcash:6.x-2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.x-2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:simon_rycroft:hashcash:6.x-2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.x-2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:simon_rycroft:hashcash:6.x-2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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