CVE-2012-5559 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the page manager node view task in the Chaos tool suite (ctools) module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.10…
published 2012-12-03 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5451
- cvss
- 2.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the page manager node view task in the Chaos tool suite (ctools) module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.10 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with permissions to submit or edit nodes to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page title.
Patch / fix
- drupal.org/node/1841030 patch
- drupal.org/node/1840992 advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2012-5559 updated cvss 4.3
drupal6-ctools: XSS flaw (SA-CONTRIB-2012-165)
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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drupal.org
/node/1840992
patch, vendor-advisory
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drupal.org
/node/1841030
patch
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secunia.com
/advisories/51259
third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2012/11/20/4
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-5559
- NVD CVE-2012-5559
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