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CVE-2012-2728

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Node Hierarchy module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.5 for Drupal allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change a node hierarchy position via an (1) up or (2) down action.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-2728 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from ronan_dowling, from drupal organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-06-27T00:55:05.347

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-352

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ronan_dowling	node_hierarchy	6.x-1.0	Yes
Application	ronan_dowling	node_hierarchy	6.x-1.1	Yes
Application	ronan_dowling	node_hierarchy	6.x-1.2	Yes
Application	ronan_dowling	node_hierarchy	6.x-1.3	Yes
Application	ronan_dowling	node_hierarchy	6.x-1.4	Yes
Application	ronan_dowling	node_hierarchy	6.x-1.x	Yes
Application	drupal	drupal	-	No

References

http://drupal.org/node/1632432 Patch ([email protected])
http://drupal.org/node/1632900 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://drupalcode.org/project/nodehierarchy.git/commitdiff/8b4b3f5 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/14/3 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53993 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76345 ([email protected])
http://drupal.org/node/1632432 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://drupal.org/node/1632900 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://drupalcode.org/project/nodehierarchy.git/commitdiff/8b4b3f5 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/14/3 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53993 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76345 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ronan_dowling's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.