SB2016091920 - Privilege Escalation in Drupal Drupal
Published: September 19, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016091920
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege Escalation (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows users with the "upload files" permission to get elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness is caused by Upload module that supports a malicious user with increased privileges and permissions to perform activity forbidden before: to edit nodes, delete files or download nodes attachments.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability allows users to enlarge own privileges and access functionality.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.