CVE-2008-4791

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-10-29 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The user module in Drupal 5.x before 5.11 and 6.x before 6.5 might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended login access rules and successfully login via unknown vectors.

Affected products

Drupal: from 5.0 before 5.11; from 6.0 before 6.5 — fixed in 5.11, 6.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Drupal 5.11, 6.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://drupal.org/node/318706
http://secunia.com/advisories/32201
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/21/7
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45766
http://drupal.org/node/318706
http://secunia.com/advisories/32201
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/21/7
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45766

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