Description

Drupal Core is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently gain administrative access. Drupal Core versions 7.x ranging from 7.0 and up to and including 7.43 are vulnerable.

Remediation

Update to Drupal Core version 7.44 or latest

References

https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-002

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/7

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WordPress Plugin GiveWP-Donation and Fundraising Platform Cross-Site Scripting (2.10.3)

Roundcube Multiple Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-9587)

Varnish Cache Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability (CVE-2013-4484)

Jboss EAP Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls Vulnerability (CVE-2014-7827)

Oracle HTTP Server CVE-2013-1862 Vulnerability (CVE-2013-1862)

Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2016-6211 CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass