Is CVE-2012-4469 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-4469 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4469?

CVE-2012-4469 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.6 (LOW).

CVE-2012-4469

LOW · CVSS 2.6EPSS 1.2%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Hashcash module 6.x-2.x before 6.x-2.6 and 7.x-2.x before 7.x-2.2 for Drupal, when "Log failed hashcash" is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an invalid token, which is not properly handled when administrators use the Database logging module.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.6 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 1.2% (67th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-4398)
Published: November 30, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4398 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

drupal / drupal
simon rycroft / hashcash
simon rycroft / hashcash
simon rycroft / hashcash
simon rycroft / hashcash
simon rycroft / hashcash
simon rycroft / hashcash
simon rycroft / hashcash
simon rycroft / hashcash

References

http://drupal.org/node/1650784(Patch)
http://drupal.org/node/1650790(Patch)
http://drupal.org/node/1663306(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/04/3

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

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