SB2016092013 - User deletion cross site request forgery in Drupal Drupal



SB2016092013 - User deletion cross site request forgery in Drupal Drupal

Published: September 20, 2016

Security Bulletin ID SB2016092013
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) User deletion cross site request forgery (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform CSRF attack and cause valid user deletion.
The weakness exists due to improper Forms API functionality. A malicous site can cause a user to unintentionally submit a form to a site where he is authenticated that leads to cross-site request forgery.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may cause CSRF that may result in user deletion.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.