Drupal up to 5.1 _session privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Drupal up to 5.1. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument _session leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-0658. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Drupal up to 5.1 (Content Management System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument _session with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The (1) Textimage 4.7.x before 4.7-1.2 and 5.x before 5.x-1.1 module for Drupal and the (2) Captcha 4.7.x before 4.7-1.2 and 5.x before 5.x-1.1 module for Drupal allow remote attackers to bypass the CAPTCHA test via an empty captcha element in $_SESSION.

The weakness was published 01/30/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-0658 since 02/01/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24264 (Drupal Multiple Module $_SESSION Manipulation CAPTCHA Bypass), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 4.7.x eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31994), Tenable (24264), SecurityFocus (BID 22329†), OSVDB (32137†) and Secunia (SA23983†). Similar entry is available at VDB-84978. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 24264
Nessus Name: Drupal Multiple Module $_SESSION Manipulation CAPTCHA Bypass
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Drupal 4.7.x

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Sourcesinfo

Product: drupal.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-0658 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0658
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34775
X-Force: 31994
SecurityFocus: 22329 - Drupal CAPTCHA And TEXTIMAGE Bypass Weakness
Secunia: 23983 - Drupal Captcha Module Security Bypass, Not Critical
OSVDB: 32137 - Drupal Captcha Module $_SESSION Manipulation CAPTCHA Bypass
Vulnerability Center: 14189 - Drupal Textimage and Captcha Modules Allow Remote Bypassing of CAPTCHA Test, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0431

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 10:40
Updated: 07/14/2019 11:12
Changes: 03/13/2015 10:40 (72), 07/14/2019 11:12 (5)
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