Fedora 24 update for drupal7

1) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU7179

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6922

CWE-ID: CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient file protection. A remote attacker can bypass access restrictions and view private files that have been uploaded by an anonymous user but not permanently attached to content on the site.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in access bypass.

Note: The vulnerability was being actively exploited for spam purposes.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 24

drupal7: before 7.56-1.fc24

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:drupal7:*:*:*:*:*:fedora:*:*

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-e8a2017b3c

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?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.