Open redirect in Drupal Drupal



Published: 2012-05-18 | Updated: 2016-09-15
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2012-1589
CWE-ID CWE-601
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Open redirect

EUVDB-ID: #VU470

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1589

CWE-ID: CWE-601 - URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to obtain valid user's credentials.
The weakness exists due to improper URLs cheching. A malicious user can get the target user's data by redirecting his login to a remote site with a malicious script and then redirecting it to the live site.
Successful exploitation of vulnerability allows remote attacker to access user's personal information.

Mitigation

Update to 7.13.
https://www.drupal.org/node/1558412

Vulnerable software versions

Drupal: 7.0 - 7.12

External links

http://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2012-002


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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