Security restrictions bypass in Drupal - CVE-2017-6931
Published: February 22, 2018 / Updated: March 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10704
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6931
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Drupal
Affected software:
Drupal
Drupal
Detailed vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to incorrect access checks. A remote attacker can bypass Settings Tray access and update certain data that they do not have the permissions for.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6931
Update to version 8.4.5.