CVE-2015-6660: CSRF

Published Aug 24, 2015
·
Updated

The Form API in Drupal 6.x before 6.37 and 7.x before 7.39 does not properly validate the form token, which allows remote attackers to conduct CSRF attacks that upload files in a different user's account via vectors related to "file upload value callbacks."

Affected Software

99 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
Drupal Drupal=6.18
Drupal Drupal=6.19
Drupal Drupal=6.20
Drupal Drupal=6.21
Drupal Drupal=6.22
Drupal Drupal=6.23
Drupal Drupal=6.24
Drupal Drupal=6.25
Drupal Drupal=6.26
Drupal Drupal=6.27
Drupal Drupal=6.28
Drupal Drupal=6.29
Drupal Drupal=6.30
Drupal Drupal=6.31
Drupal Drupal=6.32
Drupal Drupal=6.33
Drupal Drupal=6.34
Drupal Drupal=6.35
Drupal Drupal=6.36
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=7.14
Drupal Drupal=7.15
Drupal Drupal=7.16
Drupal Drupal=7.17
Drupal Drupal=7.18
Drupal Drupal=7.19
Drupal Drupal=7.20
Drupal Drupal=7.21
Drupal Drupal=7.22
Drupal Drupal=7.23
Drupal Drupal=7.24
Drupal Drupal=7.25
Drupal Drupal=7.26
Drupal Drupal=7.27
Drupal Drupal=7.28
Drupal Drupal=7.29
Drupal Drupal=7.30
Drupal Drupal=7.33
Drupal Drupal=7.34
Drupal Drupal=7.35
Drupal Drupal=7.36
Drupal Drupal=7.37
Drupal Drupal=7.38
Drupal Drupal=7.x-dev

Remediation

Event History

Aug 24, 2015
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2015-6660?

CVE-2015-6660 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential for cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.

2

How do I fix CVE-2015-6660?

To fix CVE-2015-6660, you need to upgrade to Drupal version 6.37 or 7.39 or later where the token validation has been properly implemented.

3

What does CVE-2015-6660 exploit?

CVE-2015-6660 exploits the Form API in Drupal by allowing remote attackers to upload files to another user's account.

4

Which versions of Drupal are affected by CVE-2015-6660?

CVE-2015-6660 affects Drupal versions 6.x before 6.37 and 7.x before 7.39.

5

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2015-6660?

The potential impacts of CVE-2015-6660 include unauthorized file uploads and possible data integrity issues due to CSRF attacks.

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