CVE-2012-5651: Medium severity drupal vulnerability
Published Jan 3, 2013
·Updated
Drupal 6.x before 6.27 and 7.x before 7.18 displays information for blocked users, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the search results.
Affected Software
70 affected components
Drupal Drupal=6.0
Drupal Drupal=6.0-beta1
Drupal Drupal=6.0-beta2
Drupal Drupal=6.0-beta3
Drupal Drupal=6.0-beta4
Drupal Drupal=6.0-dev
Drupal Drupal=6.0-rc1
Drupal Drupal=6.0-rc2
Drupal Drupal=6.0-rc3
Drupal Drupal=6.0-rc4
Drupal Drupal=6.1
Drupal Drupal=6.2
Drupal Drupal=6.3
Drupal Drupal=6.4
Drupal Drupal=6.5
Drupal Drupal=6.6
Drupal Drupal=6.7
Drupal Drupal=6.8
Drupal Drupal=6.9
Drupal Drupal=6.10
Drupal Drupal=6.11
Drupal Drupal=6.12
Drupal Drupal=6.13
Drupal Drupal=6.14
Drupal Drupal=6.15
Drupal Drupal=6.16
Drupal Drupal=6.17
Drupal Drupal=6.18
Drupal Drupal=6.19
Drupal Drupal=6.20
Drupal Drupal=6.21
Drupal Drupal=6.22
Drupal Drupal=6.23
Drupal Drupal=6.24
Drupal Drupal=6.25
Drupal Drupal=6.26
Drupal Drupal=7.0
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha1
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha2
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha3
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha4
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha5
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha6
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha7
Drupal Drupal=7.0-beta1
Drupal Drupal=7.0-beta2
Drupal Drupal=7.0-beta3
Drupal Drupal=7.0-dev
Drupal Drupal=7.0-rc1
Drupal Drupal=7.0-rc2
Drupal Drupal=7.0-rc3
Drupal Drupal=7.0-rc4
Drupal Drupal=7.1
Drupal Drupal=7.2
Drupal Drupal=7.3
Drupal Drupal=7.4
Drupal Drupal=7.5
Drupal Drupal=7.6
Drupal Drupal=7.7
Drupal Drupal=7.8
Drupal Drupal=7.9
Drupal Drupal=7.10
Drupal Drupal=7.11
Drupal Drupal=7.12
Drupal Drupal=7.13
Drupal Drupal=7.14
Drupal Drupal=7.15
Drupal Drupal=7.16
Drupal Drupal=7.17
Drupal Drupal=7.x-dev
Remediation
Patch Available
Patch Available
Patch Available
Event History
Jan 3, 2013
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2012-5651?
CVE-2012-5651 is classified as having a moderate severity due to the potential exposure of sensitive information.
2
How do I fix CVE-2012-5651?
To fix CVE-2012-5651, upgrade Drupal to versions 6.27 or later, or to 7.18 or later.
3
What versions are affected by CVE-2012-5651?
CVE-2012-5651 affects Drupal versions 6.0 through 6.26 and 7.0 through 7.17.
4
What information can be exposed due to CVE-2012-5651?
CVE-2012-5651 can expose sensitive search result information to blocked users.
5
Is there a workaround for CVE-2012-5651 if I cannot upgrade?
There is no specific workaround for CVE-2012-5651; upgrading to the fixed versions is the recommended solution.