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CVE-2012-4488

The Location module 6.x before 6.x-3.2 and 7.x before 7.x-3.0-alpha1 for Drupal does not properly check user or node access permissions, which allows remote attackers to read node or user results via the location search page.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-4488 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from location_module_project, 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

2012-10-31T16:55:03.047

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	location_module_project	location	6.x-3.0	Yes
Application	location_module_project	location	6.x-3.0	Yes
Application	location_module_project	location	6.x-3.0	Yes
Application	location_module_project	location	6.x-3.0	Yes
Application	location_module_project	location	6.x-3.1	Yes
Application	location_module_project	location	6.x-3.1	Yes
Application	location_module_project	location	6.x-3.x	Yes
Application	location_module_project	location	7.x-1.0	Yes
Application	location_module_project	location	7.x-3.x	Yes
Application	location_module_project	location	7.x-4.x	Yes
Application	location_module_project	location	7.x-5.x	Yes
Application	drupal	drupal	-	No

References

http://drupal.org/node/1699962 Patch ([email protected])
http://drupal.org/node/1699984 Patch ([email protected])
http://drupal.org/node/1700588 Vendor Advisory ([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://drupal.org/node/1699962 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://drupal.org/node/1699984 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://drupal.org/node/1700588 Vendor Advisory (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)

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 location_module_project'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.