CVE-2009-4558 Missing authorization in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers with low privileges can read arbitrary node titles and bodies due to missing authorization checks in the Drupal Image Assist module.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2009-4558?

CVE-2009-4558 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jan 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Image Assist module 5.x-1.x before 5.x-1.8, 5.x-2.x before 2.0-alpha4, 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.1, 6.x-2.x before 2.0-alpha4, and 6.x-3.x-dev before 2009-07-15, a module for Drupal, does not properly enforce privilege requirements for unspecified pages, which allows remote attackers to read the (1) title or (2) body of an arbitrary node via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4558?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Unleashedmind Img Assist.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4558?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4558 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-2009-4558 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4558 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-ww72-72c9-q73v.

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