CVE-2010-2473

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-11-07 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Drupal 6.x before 6.16 and 5.x before version 5.22 does not properly block users under certain circumstances. A user with an open session that was blocked could maintain their session on the Drupal site despite being blocked.

Affected products

Drupal: from 5.0 before 5.22; from 6.0 before 6.16 — fixed in 5.22, 6.16

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Drupal 5.22, 6.16. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2473
https://www.drupal.org/node/731710
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/28/8
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2473
https://www.drupal.org/node/731710
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/28/8

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