# CVE-2007-5597: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers can bypass access restrictions to trigger emails for unpublished comments in Drupal modules like Organic Groups and Subscriptions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Oct 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8j8f-9c88-qr6w

## What is CVE-2007-5597?

CVE-2007-5597 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 19 Oct 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The hook_comments API in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 does not pass publication status, which might allow attackers to bypass access restrictions and trigger e-mail with unpublished comments from some modules, as demonstrated by (1) Organic groups and (2) Subscriptions.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5597?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Drupal Drupal.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-5597?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5597 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-5597 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5597 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-5597 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-5597 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 19 Oct 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5597 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Drupal Drupal. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5597/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5597/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5597
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5597
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-5597

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