Backdrop CMS up to 1.27.2/1.28.1 Field Label permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Backdrop CMS up to 1.27.2/1.28.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Field Label Handler. This manipulation causes permission. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-41709. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Backdrop CMS up to 1.27.2/1.28.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Field Label Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-275. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Backdrop CMS before 1.27.3 and 1.28.x before 1.28.2 does not sufficiently sanitize field labels before they are displayed in certain places. This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the "administer fields" permission.

It is possible to read the advisory at backdropcms.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-41709 since 07/22/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.27.3 or 1.28.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-2241). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 1.27.3/1.28.2

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07/22/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: backdropcms.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-41709 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-41709
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-272143
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2024 08:32
Updated: 06/09/2025 00:11
Changes: 07/22/2024 08:32 (56), 07/22/2024 14:17 (1), 07/26/2024 01:03 (10), 06/09/2025 00:11 (2)
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