Is CVE-2012-5653 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5653 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5653?

CVE-2012-5653 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-5653

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.0EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD

The file upload feature in Drupal 6.x before 6.27 and 7.x before 7.18 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the protection mechanism and execute arbitrary PHP code via a null byte in a file name.

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-20
EPSS score: 1.7% (78th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5537)
Published: January 3, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5537 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
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References

http://drupal.org/SA-CORE-2012-004(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://drupalcode.org/project/drupal.git/commitdiff/b47f95d(Exploit, Patch)
http://drupalcode.org/project/drupal.git/commitdiff/da8023a(Exploit, Patch)
http://osvdb.org/88529(Broken Link)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2776(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:074(Broken Link)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/20/1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56993(Third Party Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80795

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

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