# CVE-2012-2721: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass access restrictions in the Drupal Organic Groups module when specific permission configurations are applied.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Jun 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c53q-p5wq-m9g6

## What is CVE-2012-2721?

CVE-2012-2721 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The default views in the Organic Groups (OG) module 6.x-2.x before 6.x-2.4 for Drupal do not properly check permissions when all users have the "access content" permission removed, which allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions and possibly have other unspecified impact.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2721?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Moshe Weitzman Organic Groups.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-2721?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2721 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-2721 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2721 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-2081](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2081/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2009-3652](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3652/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (low 3.5)
- [CVE-2012-3800](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3800/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2721 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-2721 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2721 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2012-2721/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2721/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2721
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2721
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-2721

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2721/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.