7.5
HIGH
CVE-2009-3781
Drupal FileField Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

The filefield_file_download function in FileField 6.x-3.1, a module for Drupal, does not properly check node-access permissions for Drupal core private files, which allows remote attackers to access unauthorized files via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 26, 2009, 5:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-3781 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 Quicksketch filefield
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-2009-3781.

URL Resource
http://drupal.org/files/issues/filefield-node-access-fix-516104-3.patch Patch
http://drupal.org/node/516104 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://drupal.org/node/609874 Release Notes
http://drupal.org/node/611128 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37130 Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36792 Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53897 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://drupal.org/files/issues/filefield-node-access-fix-516104-3.patch Patch
http://drupal.org/node/516104 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://drupal.org/node/609874 Release Notes
http://drupal.org/node/611128 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37130 Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36792 Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53897 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-3781 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://drupal.org/files/issues/filefield-node-access-fix-516104-3.patch
    Added Reference http://drupal.org/node/516104
    Added Reference http://drupal.org/node/609874
    Added Reference http://drupal.org/node/611128
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37130
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36792
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53897
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://drupal.org/files/issues/filefield-node-access-fix-516104-3.patch Patch, Vendor Advisory http://drupal.org/files/issues/filefield-node-access-fix-516104-3.patch Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://drupal.org/node/516104 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://drupal.org/node/516104 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://drupal.org/node/609874 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://drupal.org/node/609874 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type http://drupal.org/node/611128 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://drupal.org/node/611128 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/37130 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/37130 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36792 Patch http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36792 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53897 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53897 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-264
    Added CWE NIST CWE-862
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:quicksketch:filefield:6.x-3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:quicksketch:filefield:6.x-3.1:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/53897 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53897 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 27, 2009

    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-2009-3781 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-2009-3781 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.99 }} -0.14%

score

0.74836

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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