CVE-2012-5569

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Basic webmail module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.2 for Drupal allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) page title or (2) crafted email message.

Published: 2012-12-03 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-5569 is rated Moderate Risk (45.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.81%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.55% 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-2012-5569

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 0.26% 1.81% +1.55%
2 2025-03-30 0.22% 0.26% +0.03%
3 2025-03-29 0.22%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5569

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5569

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5569

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
basic_webmail_project basic_webmail 6.x-1.1 cpe:2.3:a:basic_webmail_project:basic_webmail:6.x-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jason_flatt basic_webmail 6.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:jason_flatt:basic_webmail:6.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jason_flatt basic_webmail 6.x-1.x cpe:2.3:a:jason_flatt:basic_webmail:6.x-1.x:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5569

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