Is CVE-2012-5538 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5538 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5538?

CVE-2012-5538 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2012-5538

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the FileField Sources module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.6 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.6 for Drupal, when the field has "Reference existing" source enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filename of an uploaded file.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.1 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 0.9% (61th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5430)
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-2012-5430 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

drupal / drupal
nathan haug / filefield sources
nathan haug / filefield sources
nathan haug / filefield sources
nathan haug / filefield sources
nathan haug / filefield sources
nathan haug / filefield sources
nathan haug / filefield sources
nathan haug / filefield sources
nathan haug / filefield sources
nathan haug / filefield sources
nathan haug / filefield sources
nathan haug / filefield sources

References

http://drupal.org/node/1789300(Patch)
http://drupal.org/node/1789302(Patch)
http://drupal.org/node/1789306(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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