Drupal up to 7.14 Error Message request_path q[] information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Drupal. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function request_path of the component Error Message Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument q[] results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-2922. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Drupal (Content Management System). This affects the function request_path of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument q[] with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The request_path function in includes/bootstrap.inc in Drupal 7.14 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via the q[] parameter to index.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

The weakness was disclosed 05/21/2012 by Jean Pascal Pereira (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-2922 since 05/21/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59341 (Fedora 16 : drupal7-7.14-2.fc16 (2012-8362)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12601 (Drupal Full Path Disclosure Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75531), Tenable (59341), SecurityFocus (BID 53454†), OSVDB (81817†) and Secunia (SA49131†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 59341
Nessus Name: Fedora 16 : drupal7-7.14-2.fc16 (2012-8362)
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OpenVAS ID: 864824
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for drupal7 FEDORA-2012-16421
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Sourcesinfo

Product: drupal.org

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Jean Pascal Pereira
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-2922 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2922
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60807
X-Force: 75531
SecurityFocus: 53454 - Drupal Core Path Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 49131 - Drupal Path Disclosure Weakness, Not Critical
OSVDB: 81817
Vulnerability Center: 35296 - Drupal 7.14 and Earlier Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/31/2024 05:32
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 04/13/2017 17:13 (13), 12/02/2021 03:04 (3), 12/31/2024 05:32 (16)
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