GHSA-6g9h-6v79-w4pcmedium4.3
Drupal Users without "Administer comments" can set comment visibility on nodes they can edit
Impact
Drupal 8.x before 8.1.10 does not properly check for "Administer comments" permission, which allows remote authenticated users to set the visibility of comments for arbitrary nodes by leveraging rights to edit those nodes.
Source excerpt · OSVAffected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
drupal/drupal Packagist
| Affected range | Recorded fix |
|---|---|
| From 8.0.0 before 8.1.10Ecosystem versions | 8.1.10 |
Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-6g9h-6v79-w4pc
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drupal/core Packagist
| Affected range | Recorded fix |
|---|---|
| From 8.0.0 before 8.1.10Ecosystem versions | 8.1.10 |
Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-6g9h-6v79-w4pc
View original version evidence (20 explicit versions)
Original source description
Drupal 8.x before 8.1.10 does not properly check for "Administer comments" permission, which allows remote authenticated users to set the visibility of comments for arbitrary nodes by leveraging rights to edit those nodes.
References
- Security advisory nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7570
- Security advisory github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-7570.yaml
- Security advisory github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-7570.yaml
- Source reference github.com/drupal/core
- Security advisory www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-004
- Source reference www.securityfocus.com/bid/93101
- Source reference www.securitytracker.com/id/1036886