CVE-2012-5538 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the FileField Sources module for Drupal, affecting versions 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.6 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.6. This flaw allows authenticated users to inject malicious web scripts or HTML by uploading a file with a specially crafted filename, provided the "Reference existing" source is enabled for the field. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1, indicating low impact (partial integrity) and high attack complexity, requiring authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.x-1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nathan_haug:filefield_sources:6.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.x-1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nathan_haug:filefield_sources:6.x-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.x-1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nathan_haug:filefield_sources:6.x-1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.x-1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nathan_haug:filefield_sources:6.x-1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.x-1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nathan_haug:filefield_sources:6.x-1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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