CVE-2008-4792

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% 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 core BlogAPI module in Drupal 5.x before 5.11 and 6.x before 6.5 does not properly validate unspecified content fields of an internal Drupal form, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via modified field values.

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/45761
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/45761

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