Description
Drupal 4.5.0 through 4.5.5 and 4.6.0 through 4.6.3, when running on PHP5, does not correctly enforce user privileges, which allows remote attackers to bypass the "access user profiles" permission.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 3.1 | drupal | 4.5.3-5 | DSA-958-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-958-1 drupal - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- ADV-2005-2684 vdb-entry
- http://drupal.org/files/sa-2005-009/4.6.3.patch
- DSA-958 vendor-advisory
- 15674 vdb-entry
- 18630 third-party-advisory
- 20051201 [DRUPAL-SA-2005-009] Drupal 4.6.4 / 4.5.6 fixes minor access control issue mailing-list
- http://drupal.org/files/sa-2005-009/advisory.txt
- 17824 third-party-advisory