CVE-2013-4552

high
Published 2014-05-13 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5

Description

lib/Auth/Source/External.php in the drupalauth module before 1.2.2 for simpleSAMLphp allows remote attackers to authenticate as an arbitrary user via the user name (uid) in a cookie.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://code.google.com/p/drupalauth/issues/detail?id=9

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/08/6

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/05/1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
drupalauth_projectdrupalauth{"endIncluding":"1.2.1"}

References

CWEs

CWE-287

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.