# CVE-2012-0827: Information disclosure in n/a

> Authenticated users can read arbitrary private files associated with restricted fields in Drupal 7.x when specific field access modules are enabled.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Oct 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3ppx-frr2-xwmr

## What is CVE-2012-0827?

CVE-2012-0827 is a low-severity vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 28 Oct 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The File module in Drupal 7.x before 7.11, when using unspecified field access modules, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary private files that are associated with restricted fields via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0827?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Drupal Drupal.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-0827?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0827 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-0827 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0827 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-9082](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9082/): Drupal Core SQL Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-13671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13671/): Drupal core Un-restricted Upload of File (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-6340](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6340/): Drupal Core Remote Code Execution (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2009-3352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3352/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-55636](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55636/): Drupal core - Less critical - Gadget chain - SA-CORE-2024-006 (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-0827 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-0827 is a low-severity vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 28 Oct 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0827 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Drupal Drupal. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0827/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0827/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0827
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0827
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-0827

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