Drupal up to 6.4 Login access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Drupal up to 6.4. This affects an unknown function of the component Login. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-4791. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Drupal up to 6.4 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Login. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The user module in Drupal 5.x before 5.11 and 6.x before 6.5 might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended login access rules and successfully login via unknown vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 10/29/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at drupal.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4791. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34389 (FreeBSD : drupal -- multiple vulnerabilities (12efc567-9879-11dd-a5e7-0030843d3802)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 5.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45766), Tenable (34389), Secunia (SA32201†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27500†). The entries VDB-44769, VDB-44768, VDB-44766 and VDB-44765 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
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VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 34389
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : drupal -- multiple vulnerabilities (12efc567-9879-11dd-a5e7-0030843d3802)
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OpenVAS ID: 61804
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: drupal5
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Drupal 5.7

Timelineinfo

10/08/2008 🔍
10/13/2008 +5 days 🔍
10/29/2008 +15 days 🔍
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10/29/2008 +0 days 🔍
10/07/2010 +708 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1622 days 🔍
05/17/2025 +3714 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: drupal.org

Advisory: drupal.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4791 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4791
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44767
X-Force: 45766
Secunia: 32201
Vulnerability Center: 27500 - Drupal 5.0 Before 5.11 and 6.0 Before 6.5 Allows Remote Login Access Rules Bypass, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/17/2025 22:58
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (59), 03/07/2017 09:34 (6), 08/02/2021 15:58 (4), 08/02/2021 16:04 (1), 05/17/2025 22:58 (17)
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