Drupal unspecified session hijacking
| drupal-unspecified-session-hijacking (43706) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
An unspecified vulnerability in Drupal could allow a remote attacker to hijack a valid user's session. By persuading a victim to log in via a specially-crafted link, an attacker could hijack a victim's session and gain the victim's privileges.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to DRUPAL-SA-2008-044 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Drupal 5.8:
Refer to DRUPAL-SA-2008-046 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
For vbDrupal:
Upgrade to the latest version of vbDrupal (5.7.0 or later), available from the SourceForge.net: Files. See References.
References:
- DRUPAL-SA-2008-044: Drupal core - Multiple vulnerabilities.
- DRUPAL-SA-2008-046: Drupal core - Session fixation.
- SourceForge.net: Files: vbDrupal, File Release Notes and Changelog, Release Name: 5.8.0.
- vbDrupal Web site: vbDrupal | The best CMS combined with the most popular forum.
- BID-30168: Drupal Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- BID-30359: Drupal Session Fixation Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3222: Session fixation vulnerability in Drupal 5.x before 5.9 and 6.x before 6.3, when contributed modules terminate the current request during a login event
- SA31028: Drupal Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA31211: Drupal Session Fixation Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Drupal Drupal 5.0
- Drupal Drupal 5.1
- Drupal Drupal 5.2
- Drupal Drupal 5.3
- Drupal Drupal 5.4
- Drupal Drupal 5.5
- Drupal Drupal 5.6
- Drupal Drupal 5.7
- Drupal Drupal 5.8
- Drupal Drupal 6.0
- Drupal Drupal 6.1
- Drupal Drupal 6.2
- Drupal vbDrupal 5.7.0
Reported:
Jul 09, 2008
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