CVE-2012-4472

Exp

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php in the Drag & Drop Gallery module 6.x-1.5 and earlier for Drupal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the directory specified by the filedir parameter.

Published: 2012-11-30 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4472 is rated Exploit Available (59.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.69%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-4472

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4472

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 2025-03-30 0.76% 0.69% -0.07%
2 2025-03-29 0.69% 0.76% +0.07%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.69% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4472

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4472

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2012-4472

Comment: Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html 'CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4472

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
david_alkire drag_\&_drop_gallery <= 6.x-1.5 cpe:2.3:a:david_alkire:drag_\&_drop_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4472

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