CVE-2012-4487 Privilege escalation in n/a
Authenticated parent users can escalate privileges by improperly switching roles to subusers they created in the Drupal Subuser 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-2012-4487?
CVE-2012-4487 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Nov 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Subuser module before 6.x-1.8 for Drupal does not properly check "switch subuser" permissions, which allows remote authenticated parent users to change their role by switching to a subuser they created.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4487?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Boombatower Subuser.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4487?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4487 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-4487 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4487 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7hpx-hv32-jw4q.