- Advisory ID: SA-CONTRIB-2012-113
- Project: Drupal Commons (third-party module)
- Version: 6.x
- Date: 2012-July-11
- Security risk: Moderately critical
- Exploitable from: Remote
- Vulnerability: Access bypass
Description
Drupal Commons is a ready-to-use solution for building either internal or external communities. The Drupal Commons feature (a central module in the distribution) includes a listing of recent comments on discussions. This listing of comments is powered by a view that doesn't fully enforce node access restrictions, which can expose comments for nodes that the user might not have access to view.
CVE: Requested
Versions affected
- Drupal Commons 6.x-2.x versions prior to 6.x-2.8.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Drupal Commons module, there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- If you use Drupal Commons module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Drupal Commons 6.x-2.8
Also see the Drupal Commons project page.
Reported by
Fixed by
- Ezra Gildesgame the distribution maintainer
Contact and More Information
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