Access bypass in Drupal - CVE-2012-5651

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Access bypass in Drupal - CVE-2012-5651

Published: September 15, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU461
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5651
CWE-ID: CWE-284
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 get access to valid user's search results.
The weakness exists due to access control error and allows to see the blocked users in search results reguardless user's priveleges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in appearing of blocked users in search results.

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