SB2012052202 - Information disclosure in Drupal
Published: May 22, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012052202
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2922)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0052.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0053.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0055.html
- http://osvdb.org/81817
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49131
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:074
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/02/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53454
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75531