CVE-2012-1590 Missing authorization in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Authenticated users can view unpublished forum post titles due to missing permission checks in Drupal.

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-2012-1590?

CVE-2012-1590 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 1 Oct 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The forum list in Drupal 7.x before 7.14 does not properly check user permissions for unpublished forum posts, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information such as the post title via the forum overview page.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1590?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Drupal Drupal.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1590?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1590 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-2012-1590 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1590 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-pp4m-6679-4g83.

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