CVE-2012-5549: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Time Spent module 6.x and 7.x for Drupal allows remote

Routine

MEDIUM 6.8DOWNGRADE

CVE-2012-5549 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.8) affecting time spent. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Time Spent module 6.x and 7.x for Drupal allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via unknown vectors.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.8 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 53%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-352
Published	2012-12-03
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor: carlos carvalhar

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2012-12-03 21:55 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 23:46 UTCUpdated Record last modified

carlos carvalhar time spent DOWNGRADE

Affected: 6.x-2.x · 7.x-2.x

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 6.x-2.x

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy time-spent || rpm -q time-spent || time-spent --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 6.x-2.x (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison time-spent sudo apt install time-spent=<VERSION_BEFORE_6.x-2.x> sudo apt-mark hold time-spent

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list time-spent sudo dnf downgrade time-spent-<VERSION_BEFORE_6.x-2.x> sudo dnf versionlock add time-spent

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2012-5549?

time spent: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2012-5549 being exploited?

CVE-2012-5549 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2012-5549 affect?

CVE-2012-5549 affects time spent. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.8). Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Time Spent module 6.x and 7.x for Drupal allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via unknown vectors.

How urgent is CVE-2012-5549?

Priority 36/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

Drupal vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2012-5550 HIGH 7.5 DOWNGRADE SQL injection vulnerability in the Time Spent module 6.x and 7.x for Drupal allows remote attackers to execute
CVE-2012-5548 MEDIUM 4.3 DOWNGRADE Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Time Spent module 6.x and 7.x for Drupal allows remote attacke

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