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CVE-2012-4485

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the galleryformatter_field_formatter_view functiuon in galleryformatter.tpl.php the Gallery formatter module before 7.x-1.2 for Drupal allow remote authenticated users with permissions to create a node or entity to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) title or (2) alt parameter.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-4485 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from manuel_garcia, 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

2012-10-31T16:55:02.983

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	manuel_garcia	galleryformatter	≤ 7.x-1.1	Yes
Application	manuel_garcia	galleryformatter	6.x-1.0	Yes
Application	manuel_garcia	galleryformatter	6.x-1.0	Yes
Application	manuel_garcia	galleryformatter	6.x-1.0	Yes
Application	manuel_garcia	galleryformatter	6.x-1.0	Yes
Application	manuel_garcia	galleryformatter	6.x-1.x	Yes
Application	manuel_garcia	galleryformatter	7.x-1.0	Yes
Application	manuel_garcia	galleryformatter	7.x-1.x	Yes
Application	drupal	drupal	-	No

References

http://drupal.org/node/1699744 Patch ([email protected])
http://drupal.org/node/1700578 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://drupalcode.org/project/galleryformatter.git/commitdiff/b0392a1 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/04/6 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/07/1 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54674 ([email protected])
http://drupal.org/node/1699744 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://drupal.org/node/1700578 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://drupalcode.org/project/galleryformatter.git/commitdiff/b0392a1 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/04/6 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/07/1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54674 (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 manuel_garcia'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.