Arbitrary PHP code execution in Drupal - CVE-2012-4553

 

Arbitrary PHP code execution in Drupal - CVE-2012-4553

Published: September 15, 2016 / Updated: March 14, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU467
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4553
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 cause arbitrary code execution on the original server.
The weakness is caused by identification of bug in the installer code. By using external database attacker can reinstall Drupal and cause arbitrary PHP code execution.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability allows a malicious user to trigger arbitary code execution on the vunerable server.

How to mitigate CVE-2012-4553


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