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CVE-2012-5588

Published: Dec 26, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
2.6LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 36.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

The Email Field module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.3 for Drupal, when using a field permission module and the field contact field formatter is set to the full or teaser display mode, does not properly check permissions, which allows remote attackers to email the stored address via unspecified vectors.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:HAccess Complexity
High
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

epiqo
email
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://drupal.org/node/1853214
drupal.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/29/2
openwall.com
http://drupal.org/node/1852612
drupal.org

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