Drupal 5.10 cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Drupal 5.10. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2008-3661. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Drupal 5.10 (Content Management System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-310. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Drupal, probably 5.10 and 6.4, does not set the secure flag for the session cookie in an https session, which can cause the cookie to be sent in http requests and make it easier for remote attackers to capture this cookie.

The bug was discovered 09/20/2008. The weakness was shared 09/23/2008 by Hanno Boeck (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3661 since 08/12/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34426 (Fedora 9 : drupal-6.5-1.fc9 (2008-8852)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116142 (Fedora Update for drupal (FEDORA-2009-0678)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45298), Tenable (34426), SecurityFocus (BID 31285†), OSVDB (49126†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-19752†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Nessus ID: 34426
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : drupal-6.5-1.fc9 (2008-8852)
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OpenVAS ID: 63217
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-0678 (drupal)
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09/20/2008 +39 days 🔍
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10/19/2008 +3 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2340 days 🔍
05/26/2025 +3723 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: drupal.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Hanno Boeck
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-3661 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3661
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44124
X-Force: 45298
SecurityFocus: 31285 - Drupal Insecure Cookie Disclosure Weakness
OSVDB: 49126 - Drupal - Insecure Cookie Disclosure Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 19752 - Drupal 5.10 and 6.4 Allows Remote Attackers to Obtain Cookies Information, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/26/2025 07:31
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (71), 08/18/2019 19:06 (6), 05/26/2025 07:31 (20)
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