CVE-2008-6169 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can trick administrators into performing unauthorized actions via CSRF in Drupal localization modules, leading to privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-6169?

CVE-2008-6169 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Feb 2009. 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

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Localization client 5.x before 5.x-1.1 and 6.x before 6.x-1.6 and the Localization server 5.x before 5.x-1.0-alpha5 and 6.x before 6.x-alpha2, modules for Drupal, allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions as administrators via unspecified vectors related to the "local translation submission interface."

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6169?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Drupal Localization Client, Drupal Localization Server.

How do I fix CVE-2008-6169?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6169 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-6169 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6169 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6398-vm89-wp76.

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