CVE-2012-1590

Public Exploit

Description

The forum list in Drupal 7.x before 7.14 does not properly check user permissions for unpublished forum posts, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information such as the post title via the forum overview page.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.35%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory drupal.org Vendor Advisory drupal.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://drupal.org/drupal-7.14 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53359 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:074 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49012 third party advisory
http://drupal.org/node/1557938 vendor advisory
http://drupal.org/node/1302404 patch
http://drupalcode.org/project/drupal.git/commit/352645e4a636cadeb5576231b3547972eebdd8e5 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1590?
CVE-2012-1590 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1590?
To fix CVE-2012-1590, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-1590 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-1590 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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