Access bypass in Drupal - CVE-2012-5652

 

Access bypass in Drupal - CVE-2012-5652

Published: September 15, 2016 / Updated: September 15, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU464
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-2012-5652
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 look the uploaded files over.
The weakness exists due to access control error and results in showing of uploaded files in RSS feeds and search results. The vulnerability increases possibility to view the information by users not allowed to read it before.
Successful exploitation of the weakness allows malicious users to obtain uploaded files.

How to mitigate CVE-2012-5652


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