CVE-2012-5552

The Password policy module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.5 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.3 for Drupal allows remote attackers to obtain password hashes by sniffing the network, related to "client-side password history checks."

Published: 2012-12-03 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5552 is rated Low Risk (39.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5552

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 2025-03-17 0.47% 0.36% -0.11%
2 2023-03-07 1.21% 0.47% -0.74%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.21% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5552

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:P/I:N/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5552

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5552

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
erikwebb password_policy 6.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:6.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 6.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:6.x-1.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 6.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:6.x-1.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 6.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:6.x-1.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 6.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:6.x-1.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 6.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:6.x-1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 6.x-1.1 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:6.x-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 6.x-1.2 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:6.x-1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 6.x-1.3 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:6.x-1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 6.x-1.4 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:6.x-1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 6.x-1.x cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:6.x-1.x:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 7.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:7.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 7.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:7.x-1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 7.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:7.x-1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 7.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:7.x-1.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 7.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:7.x-1.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 7.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:7.x-1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 7.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:7.x-1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 7.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:7.x-1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 7.x-1.1 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:7.x-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 7.x-1.2 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:7.x-1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 7.x-1.3 cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:7.x-1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
erikwebb password_policy 7.x-1.x cpe:2.3:a:erikwebb:password_policy:7.x-1.x:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5552

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