CVE-2007-5597 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The hook_comments API in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 does not pass publication status, which might allow attackers to bypass access restrictions and trigger e-mail with unpublished comments from some modules, as demonstrated by (1) Organic groups and (2) Subscriptions.

Published: 2007-10-19

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal::::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-5572	The hook_comments API in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 does not pass publication status, which might allow attackers to bypass access restrictions and trigger e-mail with unpublished comments from some modules, as demonstrated by (1) Organic groups and (2) Subscriptions.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0055.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://drupal.org/node/184354
http://secunia.com/advisories/27292
http://secunia.com/advisories/27352
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26119
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3546
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37296
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00328.html

History

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Subscriptions

Drupal Drupal

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-19T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:39:13.593Z

Reserved: 2007-10-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5597

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-10-19T23:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-5597

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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