API handling of unpublished comment in Drupal - #VU553

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API handling of unpublished comment in Drupal - #VU553

Published: September 20, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU553
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: N/A
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The vulnerability allows a remote user to mail out unpublished comments.
The weakness is caused by access control error. During the hook_comments API operation the system doesn't check the comments status that enables it's publication.
Successful vulnerability results in unallowed comments publication.

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