CVE-2008-1729 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2008-1729?

CVE-2008-1729 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 11 Apr 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The menu system in Drupal 6 before 6.2 has incorrect menu settings, which allows remote attackers to (1) edit the profile pages of arbitrary users, and obtain sensitive information from (2) tracker and (3) blog pages, related to a missing check for the "access content" permission; and (4) allows remote authenticated users, with administration page view access, to edit content types.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1729?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Drupal Drupal.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1729?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1729 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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

Is CVE-2008-1729 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1729 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
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• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3crq-c4rc-qm8q.