Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 3, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-5557
CVE-2012-5557
Description
The User Read-Only module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.4 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.4 for Drupal, does not properly assign roles when there are more than three roles on the site and certain unspecified configurations, which might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges by performing certain operations, as demonstrated by changing a password.
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:6.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:6.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:6.x-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:6.x-1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:6.x-1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:6.x-1.x:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:7.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:7.x-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:7.x-1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:7.x-1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:user_read-only_project:user_readonly:7.x-1.x:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <6.x-1.4, <7.x-1.4
Patches
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References
4- drupal.org/node/1840038nvdPatch
- drupal.org/node/1840054nvdPatch
- drupal.org/node/1840886nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/20/4nvd
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