CVE-2009-2374
MEDIUMDescription
Drupal 5.x before 5.19 and 6.x before 6.13 does not properly sanitize failed login attempts for pages that contain a sortable table, which includes the username and password in links that can be read from (1) the HTTP referer header of external web sites that are visited from those links or (2) when page caching is enabled, the Drupal page cache.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-255 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2010-0219 | High | 10.0 | 90% | - | - |
| CVE-2013-4786 | High | 7.5 | 82% | - | - |
| CVE-2014-9195 | High | 10.0 | 81% | - | - |
| CVE-2009-3548 | High | 7.5 | 79% | - | - |
| CVE-2009-4189 | High | 10.0 | 79% | - | - |
| CVE-2017-8229 | Critical | 9.8 | 74% | - | - |
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