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4.3

Drupal login data may be exposed via table links

CVE-2009-2374 · published 17 years ago
Summary

Drupal versions 5 before 5.19 and 6 before 6.13 can place usernames and passwords in links on pages with sortable tables after a failed login. Those links can be seen by other sites through the browser's referer information or by anyone who can view the cached page. Upgrade Drupal to the latest release or apply the provided security patch to stop the information from being exposed.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
drupal drupal >= 5.0, < 5.19
>= 6.0, < 6.13
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
Drupal 5.x before 5.19 and 6.x before 6.13 does not properly sanitize failed login attempts for pages that contain a sortable table, which includes the username and password in links that can be re...
Drupal 5.x before 5.19 and 6.x before 6.13 does not properly sanitize failed login attempts for pages that contain a sortable table, which includes the username and password in links that can be read from (1) the HTTP referer header of external web sites that are visited from those links or (2) when page caching is enabled, the Drupal page cache.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
4.3 Medium
Exploitation
1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-255Credentials Management Errors
Timeline
Published8 Jul 2009
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2009-2374 · NVD
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