CVE-2010-5276 Auth bypass in n/a
Drupal Memcache module fails to update user roles immediately, allowing attackers to retain elevated privileges after role changes until re-login.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-5276?
CVE-2010-5276 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Oct 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Memcache module 5.x before 5.x-1.10 and 6.x before 6.x-1.6 for Drupal does not properly handle the $user object in memcache_admin, which might "lead to a role change not being recognized until the user logs in again."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5276?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Memcache Project Memcache.
How do I fix CVE-2010-5276?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5276 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2010-5276 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5276 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vp86-fcj6-8fj3.