# CVE-2012-4553: Other in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code and access sensitive data by exploiting transient conditions during installation with an external database.

- **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:** 11 Nov 2012
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4vf7-r26x-78hg

## What is CVE-2012-4553?

CVE-2012-4553 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 11 Nov 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Drupal 7.x before 7.16 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and possibly re-install Drupal and execute arbitrary PHP code via an external database server, related to "transient conditions."

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4553?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Drupal Drupal.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-4553?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4553 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-4553 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4553 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2019-6340](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6340/): Drupal Core Remote Code Execution (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)
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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-4553 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-4553 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 11 Nov 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-2012-4553 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-2012-4553/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4553/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4553
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4553
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-4553

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