Impersonation in Drupal - CVE-2014-1475

 

Impersonation in Drupal - CVE-2014-1475

Published: September 15, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU450
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1475
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Drupal
Affected software:
Drupal

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to hijack valid user's account.
The weakness is caused by OpenID module and allows a malicious user to log in under the name of another user (even administrator's) on the site and steal accounts.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to hijack target user's account.

How to mitigate CVE-2014-1475


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