Drupal Menu System security bypass
| drupal-menusystem-security-bypass (41755) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The Drupal Menu System could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused improper restrictions on certain pages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to edit user profile pages, edit content types on administrative pages, and obtain tracker and blog page information when access content permission is disabled.
Platforms Affected:
- Drupal, Drupal 6.x prior to 6.2
Remedy:
Refer to DRUPAL-SA-2008-026 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- DRUPAL-SA-2008-026, Drupal core - Access bypass at http://drupal.org/node/244637.
- BID-28714: Drupal Menu System Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-1729: The menu system in Drupal 6 before 6.2 has incorrect menu settings, which allows remote attackers to (1) edit the profile pages of arbitrary users, and obtain sensitive information from (2) tracker and (3) blog pages, related to a missing check for the access content permission; and (4) allows remote authenticated users, with administration page view access, to edit content types.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1185: Drupal Menu Security Bypass and Data Manipulation Vulnerability
- SA29762: Drupal Menu System Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Apr 09, 2008
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