CVE-2013-4445 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Authenticated users can bypass block access restrictions by guessing tokens, allowing unauthorized access to restricted content 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-2013-4445?

CVE-2013-4445 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Dec 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The json rendering functionality in the Context module 6.x-2.x before 6.x-3.2 and 7.x-3.x before 7.x-3.0 for Drupal uses Drupal's token scheme to restrict access to blocks, which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to guess the access token for a block by leveraging the token from a block to which the user has access.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4445?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Steven Jones Context.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4445?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4445 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-2013-4445 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4445 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-86q5-5pcw-rm5q.

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