CVE-2010-3686: Medium severity Drupal Drupal vulnerability

Published Sep 29, 2010
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Updated

The OpenID module in Drupal 6.x before 6.18, and the OpenID module 5.x before 5.x-1.4 for Drupal, violates the OpenID 2.0 protocol by not ensuring that fields are signed, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging an assertion from an OpenID provider.

Affected Software

32 affected components
Drupal Drupal=6.0
Drupal Drupal=6.0-beta1
Drupal Drupal=6.0-beta2
Drupal Drupal=6.0-beta3
Drupal Drupal=6.0-beta4
Drupal Drupal=6.0-dev
Drupal Drupal=6.0-rc1
Drupal Drupal=6.0-rc2
Drupal Drupal=6.0-rc3
Drupal Drupal=6.0-rc4
Drupal Drupal=6.1
Drupal Drupal=6.2
Drupal Drupal=6.3
Drupal Drupal=6.4
Drupal Drupal=6.5
Drupal Drupal=6.6
Drupal Drupal=6.7
Drupal Drupal=6.8
Drupal Drupal=6.9
Drupal Drupal=6.10
Drupal Drupal=6.11
Drupal Drupal=6.12
Drupal Drupal=6.13
Drupal Drupal=6.14
Drupal Drupal=6.15
Drupal Drupal=6.16
Drupal Drupal=6.17
Peter Wolanin Openid=5.x-1.0
Peter Wolanin Openid=5.x-1.1
Peter Wolanin Openid=5.x-1.2
Peter Wolanin Openid=5.x-1.3
Peter Wolanin Openid=5.x-1.x-dev

Remediation

Event History

Sep 29, 2010
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3686?

CVE-2010-3686 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability that allows unauthorized access through the manipulation of OpenID assertions.

2

How do I fix CVE-2010-3686?

To fix CVE-2010-3686, update to Drupal 6.18 or later for Drupal 6.x or 5.x-1.4 or later for the OpenID module.

3

What versions of Drupal are affected by CVE-2010-3686?

CVE-2010-3686 affects Drupal versions 6.0 through 6.17 and OpenID module versions prior to 5.x-1.4.

4

Is there a workaround for CVE-2010-3686?

No official workaround exists for CVE-2010-3686, and upgrading to the latest version is the recommended approach.

5

What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2010-3686?

CVE-2010-3686 can be exploited by attackers to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to user accounts via manipulated OpenID assertions.

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