Drupal Password Policy Module Password Hash Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:56350

Info

Drupal Password Policy Module Password Hash Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 56350
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2012-5552
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 31 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 23 2012 04:20PM
Credit: Alexis Wilke
Vulnerable: Drupal Password Policy 6.X-1.X
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Drupal Password Policy Module Password Hash Information Disclosure Vulnerability

The Password Policy module for Drupal is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information through man-in-the-middle attacks that may lead to further attacks.

The following versions are vulnerable:

Password Policy 6.x-1.x versions prior to 6.x-1.5 are vulnerable.
Password Policy 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.3 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Drupal Password Policy Module Password Hash Information Disclosure Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available network utilities to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Drupal Password Policy Module Password Hash Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

Drupal Password Policy Module Password Hash Information Disclosure Vulnerability

References:

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