CVE-2012-2724 Information disclosure in Simplenews

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive subscriber email addresses via the confirmation page when confirmation is required.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-2724?

CVE-2012-2724 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simplenews, published on 9 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Simplenews module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.4, 6.x-2.x before 6.x-2.0-alpha4, and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.0-rc1 for Drupal reveals the email addresses of new mailing list subscribers when confirmation is required, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via the confirmation page.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2724?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Md-Systems Simplenews.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2724?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2724 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-2724 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2724 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-59qq-h9qc-fpvf.

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