CVE-2012-5653 File upload in n/a

What is CVE-2012-5653?

CVE-2012-5653 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 3 Jan 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The file upload feature in Drupal 6.x before 6.27 and 7.x before 7.18 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the protection mechanism and execute arbitrary PHP code via a null byte in a file name.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5653?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Drupal Drupal.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5653?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2012-5653 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5653 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-cv5g-6h34-8w32.