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CVE-2012-5559


Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the page manager node view task in the Chaos tool suite (ctools) module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.10 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with permissions to submit or edit nodes to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page title.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-5559 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from chaos_tool_suite_project 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

2012-12-03T21:55:02.847

Last Modified

2026-06-16T23:47:00.303

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.6 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.0 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.0 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.0 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.0 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.0 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.0 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.0 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.0 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.0 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.1 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.2 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.3 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.4 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.5 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.6 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.7 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.8 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.9 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.x Yes

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 chaos_tool_suite_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.