Niif Shib Auth up to 5.x-2.3 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Niif Shib Auth up to 5.x-2.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-4527. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Niif Shib Auth up to 5.x-2.3. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Shibboleth authentication module 5.x before 5.x-3.4 and 6.x before 6.x-3.2, a module for Drupal, does not properly remove statically granted privileges after a logout or other session change, which allows physically proximate attackers to gain privileges by using an unattended web browser.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at drupal.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-4527 since 12/31/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 5.x-2.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53779), SecurityFocus (BID 36684†) and Secunia (SA37057†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Shib Auth 5.x-2.4

Timelineinfo

10/14/2009 🔍
10/16/2009 +2 days 🔍
12/31/2009 +76 days 🔍
12/31/2009 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2009 +0 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1903 days 🔍
12/22/2017 +1010 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: drupal.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-4527 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4527
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51392
X-Force: 53779 - Shibboleth authentication module for Drupal SAML2 privilege escalation
SecurityFocus: 36684 - Drupal Shibboleth Authentication Module Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 37057 - Drupal Shibboleth Authentication Module Privilege Escalation Security Issue, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2009-2919

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 12/22/2017 08:42
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (51), 12/22/2017 08:42 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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