Information disclosure in Drupal

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU44056

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2922

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The request_path function in includes/bootstrap.inc in Drupal 7.14 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via the q[] parameter to index.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Drupal: 5.0 - 7.12

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0052.html
https://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0053.html
https://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0055.html
https://osvdb.org/81817
https://secunia.com/advisories/49131
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:074
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/02/8
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53454
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75531

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.