CVE-2012-4471

The Search Autocomplete module 7.x-2.x before 7.x-2.4 for Drupal does not properly restrict access to the module admin page, which allows remote attackers to disable an autocompletion or change the priority order via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2012-11-30 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-4471 is rated Moderate Risk (44.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.33%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.02% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4471

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.31% 1.33% +1.02%
2 2025-03-30 0.37% 0.31% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 0.37%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4471

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4471

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4471

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dominique_clause search_autocomplete 7.x-2.0 cpe:2.3:a:dominique_clause:search_autocomplete:7.x-2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dominique_clause search_autocomplete 7.x-2.1 cpe:2.3:a:dominique_clause:search_autocomplete:7.x-2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dominique_clause search_autocomplete 7.x-2.3 cpe:2.3:a:dominique_clause:search_autocomplete:7.x-2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dominique_clause search_autocomplete 7.x-2.x cpe:2.3:a:dominique_clause:search_autocomplete:7.x-2.x:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4471

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