CVE-2012-2096

Public Exploit

Description

The Fivestar module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.20 for Drupal does not properly validate voting data, which allows remote attackers to manipulate voting averages via a negative value in the vote parameter.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.16%
Vendor Advisory drupal.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52984 vdb entry patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/11/4 mailing list
http://drupal.org/node/1528614 patch vendor advisory
http://drupal.org/node/1528600 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/48788 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/12/2 mailing list
http://drupalcode.org/project/fivestar.git/commitdiff/75dba2c patch exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2096?
CVE-2012-2096 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2096?
To fix CVE-2012-2096, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-2096 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2096 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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