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Drupal Node Hierarchy Module Improper Access Check
Secunia Advisory: SA30622
Release Date: 2008-06-12
Last Update: 2008-06-20
Popularity: 1,510 views

Critical:
Not critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Node Hierarchy 5.x (module for Drupal)
Node Hierarchy 6.x (module for Drupal)

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-2771


Description:
A security issue has been reported in the Node Hierarchy module for Drupal, which can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions.

The security issue is caused due to improper access checks and can be exploited e.g. by a user with "access content" permission to rearrange the hierarchy.

The security issue is reported in versions prior to 5.x-1.1 and 6.x-1.0.

Solution:
Update to version 5.x-1.1 or 6.x-1.0.
http://drupal.org/project/nodehierarchy

Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Ronny López.

Changelog:
2008-06-20: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
SA-2008-034:
http://drupal.org/node/269473


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