What is the severity of CVE-2012-5588?

CVE-2012-5588 has been classified as a Medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for unauthorized email access.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5588?

To fix CVE-2012-5588, upgrade the Email Field module to version 6.x-1.3 or later.

What versions of the Email Field module are affected by CVE-2012-5588?

CVE-2012-5588 affects the Email Field module versions 6.x-1.0, 6.x-1.0-rc1, 6.x-1.1, and 6.x-1.2.

What impact does CVE-2012-5588 have on my Drupal site?

CVE-2012-5588 allows remote attackers to send emails using stored addresses without proper permission checks.

Who is affected by CVE-2012-5588?

Website administrators using the vulnerable versions of the Email Field module on Drupal sites are at risk due to CVE-2012-5588.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2012-5588

low

2.6

CWE

264

26/12/2012

16/9/2024

CVE-2012-5588

First published: Wed Dec 26 2012(Updated: )

The Email Field module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.3 for Drupal, when using a field permission module and the field contact field formatter is set to the full or teaser display mode, does not properly check permissions, which allows remote attackers to email the stored address via unspecified vectors.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Epiqo Email	=6.x-1.0
Epiqo Email	=6.x-1.0-rc1
Epiqo Email	=6.x-1.1
Epiqo Email	=6.x-1.2
Epiqo Email	=6.x-1.x-dev
Drupal

Remedy

http://drupal.org/node/1852612

Remedy

http://drupal.org/node/1853214

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5588?
CVE-2012-5588 has been classified as a Medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for unauthorized email access.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5588?
To fix CVE-2012-5588, upgrade the Email Field module to version 6.x-1.3 or later.
What versions of the Email Field module are affected by CVE-2012-5588?
CVE-2012-5588 affects the Email Field module versions 6.x-1.0, 6.x-1.0-rc1, 6.x-1.1, and 6.x-1.2.
What impact does CVE-2012-5588 have on my Drupal site?
CVE-2012-5588 allows remote attackers to send emails using stored addresses without proper permission checks.
Who is affected by CVE-2012-5588?
Website administrators using the vulnerable versions of the Email Field module on Drupal sites are at risk due to CVE-2012-5588.

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