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Drupal Textimage Module Security Bypass
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23985
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Release Date:
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2007-01-31
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Popularity:
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5,801 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Drupal Textimage Module 4.x
Drupal Textimage Module 5.x
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Description:
A weakness has been reported in the Textimage module for Drupal, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
The weakness is caused due to an unspecified error within the validation of responses. This can be exploited to bypass the captcha protection by manipulating certain request variables while posting.
The weakness is reported in Textimage 4.7.x versions prior to 4.7-1.2 and Textimage 5.x versions prior to 5.x-1.1.
Solution:
Update to a fixed version.
Textimage 4.7.x-1.2:
http://drupal.org/node/114517
Textimage 5.x-1.1:
http://drupal.org/node/114518
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Thomas Nilsson.
Original Advisory:
http://drupal.org/node/114519
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