CVE-2014-5020 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2014-5020?

CVE-2014-5020 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 22 Jul 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The File module in Drupal 7.x before 7.29 does not properly check permissions to view files, which allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to bypass intended restrictions and read files by attaching the file to content with a file field.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5020?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Drupal Drupal.

How do I fix CVE-2014-5020?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2014-5020 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5020 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-fh8c-mghq-6w46, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5020.