CVE-2015-5490 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass filters and access hidden content in the Drupal Views module due to improper cache rebuilding logic.

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-2015-5490?

CVE-2015-5490 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Aug 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The _views_fetch_data method in includes/cache.inc in the Views module 7.x-3.5 through 7.x-3.10 for Drupal does not rebuild the full cache if the static cache is not empty, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended filters and obtain access to hidden content via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5490?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Views Project Views.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5490?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5490 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-5490 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5490 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fvr2-v3w3-w8q7.

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