CVE-2009-4527

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Shibboleth authentication module 5.x before 5.x-3.4 and 6.x before 6.x-3.2, a module for Drupal, does not properly remove statically granted privileges after a logout or other session change, which allows physically proximate attackers to gain privileges by using an unattended web browser.

Affected products

Niif Shib Auth: 5.x-1.x-dev, 5.x-2.1, 5.x-2.2, 5.x-2.4, 5.x-2.5, 5.x-2.x-dev (+11)

References

http://drupal.org/node/604488
http://secunia.com/advisories/37057
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36684
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2919
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53779
http://drupal.org/node/604488
http://secunia.com/advisories/37057
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36684
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2919
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53779

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