User deletion cross site request forgery in Drupal - #VU554
Published: September 20, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU554
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Drupal
Affected software:
Drupal
Drupal
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform CSRF attack and cause valid user deletion.
The weakness exists due to improper Forms API functionality. A malicous site can cause a user to unintentionally submit a form to a site where he is authenticated that leads to cross-site request forgery.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may cause CSRF that may result in user deletion.
The weakness exists due to improper Forms API functionality. A malicous site can cause a user to unintentionally submit a form to a site where he is authenticated that leads to cross-site request forgery.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may cause CSRF that may result in user deletion.
Remediation
Update to 5.3.
http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-5.3.tar.g
http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-5.3.tar.g