Is CVE-2012-2991 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2991 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2991?

CVE-2012-2991 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-2991

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

The PayPal (aka MODULE_PAYMENT_PAYPAL_STANDARD) module before 1.1 in osCommerce Online Merchant before 2.3.4 allows remote attackers to set the payment recipient via a modified value of the merchant's e-mail address, as demonstrated by setting the recipient to one's self.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS score: 1.1% (67th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2969)
Published: September 19, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2969 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

oscommerce / online merchant
oscommerce / online merchant
oscommerce / online merchant
oscommerce / online merchant
paypal / website payments standard module

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/50640
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/459446(US Government Resource)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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