VDB-63131 · CVE-2012-5552 · BID 56350

Erikwebb Password policy up to 6.x-1.0 Password Policy information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in Erikwebb Password policy up to 6.x-1.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Password Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Password policy module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.5 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.3 for Drupal allows remote attackers to obtain password hashes by sniffing the network, related to "client-side password history checks."

The weakness was released 12/03/2012 by Alex (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at drupal.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-5552 since 10/24/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 6.x-1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Password policy 6.x-1.1

Timelineinfo

10/24/2012 🔍
10/31/2012 +7 days 🔍
12/03/2012 +33 days 🔍
12/03/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +841 days 🔍
02/07/2018 +1051 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: drupal.org
Researcher: Alex
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5552 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 56350 - Drupal Password Policy Module Password Hash Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 02/07/2018 07:53
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (47), 02/07/2018 07:53 (7)
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