Drupal up to 6.2 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Drupal up to 6.2. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-3222. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Drupal up to 6.2 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Session fixation vulnerability in Drupal 5.x before 5.9 and 6.x before 6.3, when contributed modules "terminate the current request during a login event," allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 07/09/2008. The weakness was published 07/18/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3222 since 07/18/2008. 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 vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33518 (Fedora 8 : drupal-5.8-1.fc8 (2008-6411)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 5.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (33518), SecurityFocus (BID 30359†), OSVDB (46945†), Secunia (SA31079†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-19067†). Similar entries are available at VDB-43296, VDB-43294, VDB-43293 and VDB-43292. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 33518
Nessus Name: Fedora 8 : drupal-5.8-1.fc8 (2008-6411)
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OpenVAS ID: 860036
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Drupal 5.7

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Sourcesinfo

Product: drupal.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-3222 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3222
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43295
X-Force: 43706
SecurityFocus: 30359 - Drupal Session Fixation Vulnerability
Secunia: 31079
OSVDB: 46945 - Drupal - Session Fixation Issue
Vulnerability Center: 19067 - Drupal 5-5.8 and 6-6.2 Session Fixation Vulnerability Allows Remote Hijacking of Web Sessions, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/01/2021 13:51
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (69), 08/15/2019 08:35 (7), 08/01/2021 13:51 (3)
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