Is CVE-2012-4470 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-4470 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4470?

CVE-2012-4470 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-4470

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD

The Listhandler module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.1 for Drupal does not properly check permissions when importing emails, which allows remote comment authors to bypass access restrictions and possibly have other unspecified impact.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 1.3% (71th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-4399)
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-2012-4399 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

drupal / drupal
philip ludlam / listhandler

References

http://drupal.org/node/1679412(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://drupal.org/node/1819780(Patch)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/04/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54376

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

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