CVE-2017-6924

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    CVE-2017-6924

    Published: 15 Jan 2019Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In Drupal 8 prior to 8.3.7; When using the REST API, users without the correct permission can post comments via REST that are approved even if the user does not have permission to post approved comments. This issue only affects sites that have the RESTful Web Services (rest) module enabled, the comment entity REST resource enabled, and where an attacker can access a user account on the site with permissions to post comments, or where anonymous users can post comments.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100368, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039200, https://www.drupal.org/forum/newsletters/security-advisories-for-drupal-core/2017-08-16/drupal-core-multiple

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 35c2f3ca5c935f3d8bde15932a712677c9bbd50f
    Fixed -d86c3b65ee89ad7a2b4e53aafcff12a185aa749b

    Affected versions

    8.3.6
    8.3.5
    8.3.3
    8.3.2
    8.3.0
    8.3.0-rc2
    8.3.0-rc1
    8.3.0-beta1
    8.3.0-alpha1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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