CVE-2006-1228 Auth bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2006-1228?

CVE-2006-1228 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 14 Mar 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Session fixation vulnerability in Drupal 4.5.x before 4.5.8 and 4.6.x before 4.5.8 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by tricking a user to click on a URL that fixes the session identifier.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1228?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Drupal Drupal.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1228?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2006-1228 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
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• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-7ff4-pff4-jj4c.