---------------------------------------------------------------------- Want to work within IT-Security? Secunia is expanding its team of highly skilled security experts. We will help with relocation and obtaining a work permit. Currently the following type of positions are available: http://secunia.com/quality_assurance_analyst/ http://secunia.com/web_application_security_specialist/ http://secunia.com/hardcore_disassembler_and_reverse_engineer/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Drupal Pubcookie Module Login Security Bypass SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA21811 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/21811/ CRITICAL: Moderately critical IMPACT: Security Bypass WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Pubcookie 4.x (module for Drupal) http://secunia.com/product/11899/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in the Pubcookie module for Drupal, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions. The vulnerability is caused due to insufficient checks within the pubcookie.module file, which can be exploited to bypass the login mechanism. The vulnerability has been reported in versions 4.6 and 4.7 where the CVS $Id# field in the pubcookie.module file is older than "// $Id: pubcookie.module,v 1.2.2.4 2006/09/07 01:44:11 jvandyk Exp $" or "// $Id: pubcookie.module,v 1.2.2.4 2006/09/07 01:44:11 jvandyk Exp $". SOLUTION: Update to the latest version. Pubcookie for Drupal 4.6: http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/drupal/files/projects/pubcookie-4.6.0.tar.gz Pubcookie for Drupal 4.7: http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/drupal/files/projects/pubcookie-4.7.0.tar.gz PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Eric Drechsel ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://drupal.org/node/83064 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------