VDB-62805 · CVE-2012-4500 · BID 55283

Nancy Wichmann Announcements up to 6.x-1.x Access Restriction access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Nancy Wichmann Announcements up to 6.x-1.x. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Access Restriction. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-4500. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Nancy Wichmann Announcements up to 6.x-1.x. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Announcements module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.5 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with the "access announcements" permission to bypass node access restrictions and possibly have other unspecified impact.

The weakness was published 10/31/2012 by Security Team with Drupal Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared at drupal.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-4500 since 08/21/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 6.x-1.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 55283†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Nancy Wichmann

Name

Announcements

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Announcements 6.x-1.4

Timelineinfo

08/21/2012 🔍
08/29/2012 +8 days 🔍
10/31/2012 +63 days 🔍
10/31/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +874 days 🔍
02/23/2019 +1432 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: drupal.org
Researcher: Security Team
Organization: Drupal Security Team
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2012-4500 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4500
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62805
SecurityFocus: 55283 - Drupal Announcements Module Access Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 02/23/2019 08:48
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (54), 02/23/2019 08:48 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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