CVE-2012-6554
functions/html_to_text.php in the Chat module before 1.5.2 for activeCollab allows remote...
functions/html_to_text.php in the Chat module before 1.5.2 for activeCollab allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via the message[message_text] parameter to chat/add_messag, which is not properly handled when executing the preg_replace function with the eval switch.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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functions/html_to_text.php in the Chat module before 1.5.2 for activeCollab allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via the message[message_text] parameter to chat/add_messag, which is not properly handled when executing the preg_replace function with the eval switch.
- Record
CVE-2012-6554- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
functions/html_to_text.php in the Chat module before 1.5.2 for activeCollab allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via the message[message_text] parameter to chat/add_messag, which is not properly handled when executing the preg_replace function with the eval switch.
- Record
CVE-2012-6554- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6401 No score
functions/html_to_text.php in the Chat module before 1.5.2 for activeCollab allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via the message[message_text] parameter to chat/add_messag, which is not properly handled when executing the preg_replace function with the eval switch.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6401- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6wq4-xv9r-8vq7 No score
functions/html_to_text.php in the Chat module before 1.5.2 for activeCollab allows remote...
functions/html_to_text.php in the Chat module before 1.5.2 for activeCollab allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via the message[message_text] parameter to chat/add_messag, which is not properly handled when executing the preg_replace function with the eval switch.
- Record
GHSA-6wq4-xv9r-8vq7- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Active Collab 'chat module' < 2.3.8 - Remote PHP Code Injection (Metasploit) | 2012-05-19 |
| Metasploit | Active Collab "chat module" Remote PHP Code Injection Exploit | 2012-05-30 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-6554 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in A51dev Activecollab Chat Module, published May 23, 2013. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.7%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.