CVE-2008-4153 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Talk module 5.x before 5.x-1.3 and 6.x before 6.x-1.5, a module for Drupal, does not perform access checks for a node before displaying comments, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Published: 2008-09-19

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 1.3% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:drupal:talk::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:drupal:talk::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:drupal:talk:5.x-1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:drupal:talk:5.x-1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:drupal:talk:6.x-1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:drupal:talk:6.x-1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:drupal:talk:6.x-1.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4136	The Talk module 5.x before 5.x-1.3 and 6.x before 6.x-1.5, a module for Drupal, does not perform access checks for a node before displaying comments, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01256.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://drupal.org/node/309758
http://secunia.com/advisories/31908
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31236
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2615
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45223

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Drupal Talk

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-19T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:08:34.834Z

Reserved: 2008-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4153

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-09-24T05:41:39.077

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:57:16.580

Link: CVE-2008-4153

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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