CVE-2017-6924
CVSS V2 Medium 5.8
CVSS V3 High 7.4
Description
In Drupal 8 prior to 8.3.7; When using the REST API, users without the correct permission can post comments via REST that are approved even if the user does not have permission to post approved comments. This issue only affects sites that have the RESTful Web Services (rest) module enabled, the comment entity REST resource enabled, and where an attacker can access a user account on the site with permissions to post comments, or where anonymous users can post comments.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-6924
- Assigner
- mlhess@drupal.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2019-01-15T20:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-09T23:29:22
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 8.0.0 | 8.3.7 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 4.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 7.4
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.2
- Impact Score
- 5.2
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.drupal.org/forum/newsletters/security-advisories-for-drupal-core/2017-08-16/drupal-core-multiple | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039200 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100368 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6924 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6924 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:08:46 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 16:24:23 | security@drupal.org | mlhess@drupal.org | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-03 16:24:23 | 2019-01-15T20:29Z | 2019-01-15T20:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 16:24:23 | 2019-10-09T23:29:22 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 16:24:23 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |