Help Tip module for Drupal unspecified SQL injection

drupal-help-unspecified-sql-injection (30809)

Medium Risk

Description:

Help Tip module for Drupal is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to an unspecified script using various parameters, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	7
Access Vector:	Remote
Access Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	Not Required
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial
Temporal Score:	6.1
Exploitability:	High
Remediation Level:	Official-Fix
Report Confidence:	Confirmed

Consequences:

Data Manipulation

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Help Tip module (version 4.7.x-1.0 or later), as listed in Drupal Security Advisory DRUPAL-SA-2006-029. See References.

References:

• DRUPAL-SA-2006-029: Help Tip - Multiple vulnerabilities.
• Drupal.org Web site: Drupal Content Management System.
• BID-21545: Drupal Help Tip Unspecified Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
• CVE-2006-6530: SQL injection vulnerability in the Help Tip module before 4.7.x-1.0 for Drupal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
• SA23295: Drupal Help Tip Module Multiple Vulnerabilities
• VUPEN/ADV-2006-4941: Help Tip for Drupal Multiple Remote SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

• Drupal Help Tip module for Drupal prior to 4.7.x-1.0

Reported:

Dec 11, 2006

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