CVE-2012-1591: Medium severity Drupal Drupal vulnerability

Published Oct 1, 2012
·
Updated

The image module in Drupal 7.x before 7.14 does not properly check permissions when caching derivative image styles of private images, which allows remote attackers to read private image styles.

Affected Software

30 affected components
Drupal Drupal=7.0
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha1
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha2
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha3
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha4
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha5
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha6
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha7
Drupal Drupal=7.0-beta1
Drupal Drupal=7.0-beta2
Drupal Drupal=7.0-beta3
Drupal Drupal=7.0-dev
Drupal Drupal=7.0-rc1
Drupal Drupal=7.0-rc2
Drupal Drupal=7.0-rc3
Drupal Drupal=7.0-rc4
Drupal Drupal=7.1
Drupal Drupal=7.2
Drupal Drupal=7.3
Drupal Drupal=7.4
Drupal Drupal=7.5
Drupal Drupal=7.6
Drupal Drupal=7.7
Drupal Drupal=7.8
Drupal Drupal=7.9
Drupal Drupal=7.10
Drupal Drupal=7.11
Drupal Drupal=7.12
Drupal Drupal=7.13
Drupal Drupal=7.x-dev

Remediation

Event History

Oct 1, 2012
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1591?

CVE-2012-1591 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2012-1591?

To fix CVE-2012-1591, upgrade your Drupal installation to version 7.14 or later.

3

What type of attack is possible with CVE-2012-1591?

CVE-2012-1591 allows remote attackers to read private image styles by exploiting improper permission checks.

4

Which versions of Drupal are affected by CVE-2012-1591?

CVE-2012-1591 affects Drupal 7.x before version 7.14.

5

Is this vulnerability present in all copies of Drupal 7.x?

No, CVE-2012-1591 is specifically present in Drupal 7.x versions prior to 7.14.

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