CVE-2012-4472 — Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php in the Drag & Drop Gallery module 6.x-1.5 and earlier for Drupal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the directory specified by the filedir parameter

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Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php in the Drag & Drop Gallery module 6.x-1.5 and earlier for Drupal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the directory specified by the filedir parameter

Published Nov 30, 2012

5.1

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.45%

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php in the Drag & Drop Gallery module 6.x-1.5 and earlier for Drupal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the directory specified by the filedir parameter.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.45% 0.01448

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01448

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.45% (0.01448)	72.38th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.45% (0.01448)	69.80th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.69% (0.00686)	70.02th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	1.44% (0.01445)	87.18th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 6, 2024	1.44% (0.01445)	86.55th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	1.44% (0.01445)	84.55th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 17, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.22th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	64.21th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	40.54th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (5)

http://drupal.org/node/1679442
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49698
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/drupal-modules-drag-a-drop-gallery-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability.html
x_refsource_MISCExploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/04/5
mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54380
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://drupal.org/node/1679442		x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49698		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/drupal-modules-drag-a-drop-gallery-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability.html		x_refsource_MISCExploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/04/5		mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54380		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner redhat

Published Nov 30, 2012

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Aug 21, 2012

Link CVE-2012-4472

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2012-4472

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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