5.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-1729
Drupal Access Control Vulnerability
Description

The menu system in Drupal 6 before 6.2 has incorrect menu settings, which allows remote attackers to (1) edit the profile pages of arbitrary users, and obtain sensitive information from (2) tracker and (3) blog pages, related to a missing check for the "access content" permission; and (4) allows remote authenticated users, with administration page view access, to edit content types.

INFO

Published Date :

April 11, 2008, 7:05 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 19, 2021, 8:59 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-1729 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Drupal drupal
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-1729.

URL Resource
http://drupal.org/node/244637 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29762 Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/44270 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28714 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1185/references Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41755 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-1729 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-1729 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/29762 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/29762 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.osvdb.org/44270 No Types Assigned http://www.osvdb.org/44270 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28714 Patch http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28714 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1185/references No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1185/references Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41755 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41755 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:rc-1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:rc-2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:rc-3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:rc-4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0 up to (excluding) 6.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41755 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41755 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 14, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-1729 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-1729 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.61 }} 0.04%

score

0.79070

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability