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CVE-2012-5537


The Simplenews Scheduler module 6.x-2.x before 6.x-2.4 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with the "send scheduled newsletters" permission to inject arbitrary PHP code into the scheduling form, which is later executed by cron.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-5537 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from simplenews_scheduler_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

2012-12-03T21:55:01.957

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-94

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application simplenews_scheduler_project simplenews_scheduler 6.x-2.0 Yes
Application simplenews_scheduler_project simplenews_scheduler 6.x-2.0 Yes
Application simplenews_scheduler_project simplenews_scheduler 6.x-2.0 Yes
Application simplenews_scheduler_project simplenews_scheduler 6.x-2.0 Yes
Application simplenews_scheduler_project simplenews_scheduler 6.x-2.1 Yes
Application simplenews_scheduler_project simplenews_scheduler 6.x-2.2 Yes
Application simplenews_scheduler_project simplenews_scheduler 6.x-2.3 Yes
Application simplenews_scheduler_project simplenews_scheduler 6.x-2.x Yes
Application drupal drupal - No

References

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 simplenews_scheduler_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.