CVE-2012-5538
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the FileField Sources module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.6...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the FileField Sources module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.6 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.6 for Drupal, when the field has "Reference existing" source enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filename of an uploaded file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the FileField Sources module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.6 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.6 for Drupal, when the field has "Reference existing" source enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filename of an uploaded file.
- Record
CVE-2012-5538- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the FileField Sources module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.6 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.6 for Drupal, when the field has "Reference existing" source enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filename of an uploaded file.
- Record
CVE-2012-5538- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5430 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the FileField Sources module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.6 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.6 for Drupal, when the field has "Reference existing" source enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filename of an uploaded file.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5430- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r22m-pfh4-7q39 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the FileField Sources module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.6...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the FileField Sources module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.6 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.6 for Drupal, when the field has "Reference existing" source enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filename of an uploaded file.
- Record
GHSA-r22m-pfh4-7q39- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5538 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Nathan Haug Filefield Sources, published December 3, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.94%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.