VDB-63131 · CVE-2012-5552 · BID 56350

Erikwebb Password policy up to 6.x-1.0 Password Policy information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Erikwebb Password policy up to 6.x-1.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Password Policy. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-5552. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Erikwebb Password policy up to 6.x-1.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Password Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Password policy module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.5 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.3 for Drupal allows remote attackers to obtain password hashes by sniffing the network, related to "client-side password history checks."

The weakness was released 12/03/2012 by Alex (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at drupal.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-5552 since 10/24/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 6.x-1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 56350†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Password policy 6.x-1.1

Timelineinfo

10/24/2012 🔍
10/31/2012 +7 days 🔍
12/03/2012 +33 days 🔍
12/03/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +841 days 🔍
02/07/2018 +1051 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: drupal.org
Researcher: Alex
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2012-5552 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5552
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63131
SecurityFocus: 56350 - Drupal Password Policy Module Password Hash Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 02/07/2018 07:53
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (47), 02/07/2018 07:53 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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