CVE-2012-2058
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Ubercart Payflow module for Drupal does not use a secure token, which allows remote attackers to forge payments via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Ubercart Payflow module for Drupal fails to implement secure token validation in its payment processing flow. This allows remote attackers to craft malicious payment requests without proper token verification, enabling payment forgery. The vulnerability stems from the module not validating that payment requests originate from legitimate, authorized sources.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Ubercart Payflow module installationCheck your Drupal modules directory for the presence of the uc_payflow module. In a typical Drupal installation, navigate to sites/all/modules/ubercart/payment/uc_payflow or similar path and verify the module files exist.Affected if The uc_payflow module directory exists in the Drupal modules folder
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Verify Payflow payment method is enabledLog into the Drupal administration panel, navigate to Store > Configuration > Payment methods, and check if the Payflow payment method is listed as enabled.Affected if Payflow is listed as an active payment method in Ubercart settings
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Inspect module for token validation codeExamine the main module file (typically uc_payflow.module) and look for functions that handle payment request validation. Search for terms like 'token', 'validate', 'verify', or 'check' in the payment processing functions.Affected if The module code lacks token validation functions or contains payment processing without token verification checks
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Check payment processing callback endpointReview the payment callback handler in the module (often in uc_payflow.module or uc_payflow.pages.inc) to see if incoming payment notifications validate the origin or integrity of the request.Affected if Payment callback handlers accept requests without verifying token or origin legitimacy
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Review payment transaction logsAccess Ubercart admin logs under Store > Orders > View logs or similar, and examine recent payment transactions for suspicious patterns such as unexpected amounts, unusual timing, or requests lacking proper transaction identifiers.Affected if Recent payment transactions show signs of forged or unauthorized requests in the logs
If the Ubercart Payflow module is installed with the Payflow payment method enabled, the environment is affected since all versions lack proper token validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a patched version of the Ubercart Payflow module that implements proper token validation, or disable the Payflow payment method until a fix can be applied. Review all recent payment transactions for signs of fraudulent activity.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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