Drupal up to 6.x-3.4 FileField privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Drupal up to 6.x-3.4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component FileField Module. This manipulation causes privileges management. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Drupal up to 6.x-3.4 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component FileField Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The weakness was presented 02/12/2014 by Stella Power with Drupal Security Team as SA-CONTRIB-2014-015 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at drupal.org. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

The module doesn't sufficiently check permissions on revisions when determining if a user should have access to a particular file attached to that revision. A user could gain access to private files attached to revisions when they don't have access to the corresponding revision.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

Drupal core is not affected.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91153), SecurityFocus (BID 65534†) and Secunia (SA56879†). See VDB-12347, VDB-12346, VDB-12345 and VDB-12344 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Product: drupal.org

Advisory: SA-CONTRIB-2014-015
Researcher: Stella Power
Organization: Drupal Security Team
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12343
X-Force: 91153 - FileField module for Drupal revisions security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 65534 - Drupal FileField Module Access Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 56879 - Drupal FileField Module Security Bypass Security Issue, Less Critical

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Created: 02/22/2014 14:30
Updated: 03/30/2019 15:20
Changes: 02/22/2014 14:30 (44), 03/30/2019 15:20 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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