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Drupal Incorrect cache context on password reset page

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 23, 2024

Package

composer drupal/core (Composer)

Affected versions

>= 8.0, < 8.2.3

Patched versions

8.2.3
composer drupal/drupal (Composer)
>= 8.0, < 8.2.3
8.2.3

Description

The user password reset form in Drupal 8.x before 8.2.3 allows remote attackers to conduct cache poisoning attacks by leveraging failure to specify a correct cache context.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Nov 25, 2016
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 17, 2022
Reviewed Apr 23, 2024
Last updated Apr 23, 2024

Severity

High
7.5
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2016-9450

GHSA ID

GHSA-98w5-wqp9-w466

Source code

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