CVE-2012-5556 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can hijack user authentication via CSRF in the Drupal RESTWS module, requiring user interaction to execute malicious actions.

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-2012-5556?

CVE-2012-5556 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Dec 2012. 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

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the RESTful Web Services (RESTWS) module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.1 and 7.x-2.x before 7.x-2.0-alpha3 for Drupal allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5556?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Restful Web Services Project Restful Web Services.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5556?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5556 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-5556 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5556 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j7rr-r9x8-9jvj.

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