Is CVE-2012-5537 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5537 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5537?

CVE-2012-5537 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-5537

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.0EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

The Simplenews Scheduler module 6.x-2.x before 6.x-2.4 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with the "send scheduled newsletters" permission to inject arbitrary PHP code into the scheduling form, which is later executed by cron.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 1.1% (65th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5429)
Published: December 3, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5429 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

drupal / drupal
simplenews scheduler project / simplenews scheduler
simplenews scheduler project / simplenews scheduler
simplenews scheduler project / simplenews scheduler
simplenews scheduler project / simplenews scheduler
simplenews scheduler project / simplenews scheduler
simplenews scheduler project / simplenews scheduler
simplenews scheduler project / simplenews scheduler
simplenews scheduler project / simplenews scheduler

References

http://drupal.org/node/1789274(Patch)
http://drupal.org/node/1789284(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/20/4

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

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