CVE-2005-3974 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2005-3974?

CVE-2005-3974 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 3 Dec 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Drupal 4.5.0 through 4.5.5 and 4.6.0 through 4.6.3, when running on PHP5, does not correctly enforce user privileges, which allows remote attackers to bypass the "access user profiles" permission.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3974?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Drupal Drupal.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3974?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2005-3974 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3974 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

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Also known as GHSA-x3xc-9hqw-jqwj.