Is CVE-2012-4494 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-4494 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4494?

CVE-2012-4494 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-4494

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

The Shibboleth authentication module 7.x-4.0 for Drupal does not properly check the active status of users, which allows remote blocked users to access bypass intended access restrictions and possibly have other impacts by logging in.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 1.1% (65th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-4423)
Published: October 31, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4423 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

drupal / drupal
niif / shibb auth

References

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

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