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
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) User deletion cross site request forgery (CVE-ID: N/A)
CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVSSv4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
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.