aggregator module for Drupal cross-site request forgery

drupal-aggregator-csrf (39617) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

The aggregator module for Drupal is vulnerable to a cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could send a malformed HTTP GET request to cause the victim to remove items from a specific feed and possibly perform other arbitrary tasks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform cross-site scripting attacks, Web cache poisoning and other malicious activities.

Platforms Affected:

  • Drupal, aggregator module for Drupal 4.7.x prior to4.7.11
  • Drupal, aggregator module for Drupal 5.x prior to 5.6

Remedy:

Refer to DRUPAL-SA-2008-005 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • DRUPAL-SA-2008-005, Drupal core - Cross site request forgery at http://drupal.org/node/208562.
  • BID-27238: Drupal Prior To 4.7.11 and 5.6 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2008-0272: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the aggregator module in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.11 and 5.x before 5.6 allows remote attackers to delete items from a feed as privileged users.
  • FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0127: Drupal Multiple Cross Site Scripting and Request Forgery Vulnerabilities
  • SA28422: Drupal Multiple Vulnerabilities

Reported:

Jan 10, 2008

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