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CVE-2012-6573

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Apache Solr Autocomplete module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.4 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.3 for Drupal allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving autocomplete results.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-6573 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from alejandro_garza, from drupal organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, 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

2013-06-25T18:55:01.063

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	alejandro_garza	apachesolr_autocomplete	6.x-1.0	Yes
Application	alejandro_garza	apachesolr_autocomplete	6.x-1.1	Yes
Application	alejandro_garza	apachesolr_autocomplete	6.x-1.2	Yes
Application	alejandro_garza	apachesolr_autocomplete	6.x-1.3	Yes
Application	alejandro_garza	apachesolr_autocomplete	6.x-1.x	Yes
Application	alejandro_garza	apachesolr_autocomplete	7.x-1.0	Yes
Application	alejandro_garza	apachesolr_autocomplete	7.x-1.1	Yes
Application	alejandro_garza	apachesolr_autocomplete	7.x-1.2	Yes
Application	alejandro_garza	apachesolr_autocomplete	7.x-1.x	Yes
Application	drupal	drupal	-	No

References

http://osvdb.org/85062 ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jun/212 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/50443 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55290 ([email protected])
https://drupal.org/node/1762684 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://drupal.org/node/1762686 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://drupal.org/node/1762734 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78153 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/85062 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jun/212 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/50443 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55290 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://drupal.org/node/1762684 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://drupal.org/node/1762686 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://drupal.org/node/1762734 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78153 (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 alejandro_garza'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.