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TI-2012-04673 Aliases CVE-2012-5557GHSA-g6m7-c3mx-w359

The User Read-Only module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.4 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.4 for Drupal…

Priority LOW 20CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

The User Read-Only module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.4 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.4 for Drupal, does not properly assign roles when there are more than three roles on the site and certain unspecified configurations, which might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges by performing certain operations, as demonstrated by changing a password.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01433 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:6.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.x-1.0VulnerableUser Read-only Project
cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:6.x-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.x-1.1VulnerableUser Read-only Project
cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:6.x-1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.x-1.2VulnerableUser Read-only Project
cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:6.x-1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.x-1.3VulnerableUser Read-only Project
cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:6.x-1.x:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*6.x-1.x devVulnerableUser Read-only Project
cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:7.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.x-1.0VulnerableUser Read-only Project
cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:7.x-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.x-1.1VulnerableUser Read-only Project
cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:7.x-1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.x-1.2VulnerableUser Read-only Project
cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:7.x-1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.x-1.3VulnerableUser Read-only Project
cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:7.x-1.x:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*7.x-1.x devVulnerableUser Read-only Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:6.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.x-1.0 Vulnerable ·User Read-only Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:6.x-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.x-1.1 Vulnerable ·User Read-only Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:6.x-1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.x-1.2 Vulnerable ·User Read-only Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:6.x-1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.x-1.3 Vulnerable ·User Read-only Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:6.x-1.x:dev:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.x-1.x dev Vulnerable ·User Read-only Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:7.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.x-1.0 Vulnerable ·User Read-only Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:7.x-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.x-1.1 Vulnerable ·User Read-only Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:7.x-1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.x-1.2 Vulnerable ·User Read-only Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:7.x-1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.x-1.3 Vulnerable ·User Read-only Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:7.x-1.x:dev:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.x-1.x dev Vulnerable ·User Read-only Project
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onDrupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Drupal

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5557
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g6m7-c3mx-w359

References

Patch 3

Other 1

Sources

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