CVE-2008-4790 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2008-4790?

CVE-2008-4790 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 29 Oct 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The core upload module in Drupal 5.x before 5.11 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and read "files attached to content" via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4790?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Drupal Drupal.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4790?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4790 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-2008-4790 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4790 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-p6w6-6v99-r2gr.