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CVE-2012-5653

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-5653 is a file upload vulnerability affecting Drupal 6.x before 6.27 and 7.x before 7.18. Authenticated remote users can bypass protection mechanisms and execute arbitrary PHP code by including a null byte in a filename during upload. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.0, indicating a medium severity with network access, medium complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit intelligence like Metasploit modules or ExploitDB entries exist, and there's minimal community discussion or media coverage, the potential for remote code execution makes it a significant concern for affected Drupal installations.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
6.8
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.72%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0172 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 1,425 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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/drupal.git/commitdiff/b47f95d
ExploitPatch
drupalcode.org / project/drupal.git/commitdiff/da8023a
ExploitPatch
drupal.org / SA-CORE-2012-004
PatchVendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 88529
Broken Link
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/80795
debian.org / security/2013/dsa-2776
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/12/20/1
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/56993
Third Party Advisory