CVE-2008-6909: Medium severity marc ingram services vulnerability

Published Aug 6, 2009
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Updated

Services 5.x before 5.x-0.92 and 6.x before 6.x-0.13, a module for Drupal, does not sign all required data in requests, which has unspecified impact, probably related to man-in-the-middle attacks that modify critical data and allow remote attackers to impersonate other users and gain privileges.

Affected Software

8 affected components
Marc Ingram Services=5.x-0.9
Marc Ingram Services=5.x-0.91
Marc Ingram Services=5.x-1.x-dev
Marc Ingram Services=6.x-0.9
Marc Ingram Services=6.x-0.11
Marc Ingram Services=6.x-0.12
Marc Ingram Services=6.x-1.x-dev
Drupal Drupal

Event History

Aug 6, 2009
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
06:30 PM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6909?

CVE-2008-6909 has a severity rating that suggests a potential for serious exploitation, particularly related to man-in-the-middle attacks.

2

How do I fix CVE-2008-6909?

To fix CVE-2008-6909, update the Services module to versions 5.x-0.92 or 6.x-0.13 and later.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2008-6909?

CVE-2008-6909 affects Services versions 5.x before 5.x-0.92 and 6.x before 6.x-0.13.

4

What impacts can arise from CVE-2008-6909?

CVE-2008-6909 can allow remote attackers to impersonate users and gain privileges due to inadequate signing of request data.

5

Is my Drupal installation vulnerable to CVE-2008-6909?

If you are using Services module versions 5.x-0.9, 5.x-0.91, 5.x-1.x-dev, 6.x-0.9, 6.x-0.11, 6.x-0.12, or 6.x-1.x-dev, your Drupal installation is vulnerable.

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