Description
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.
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 5.0 | drupal6 | 6.6-3lenny3 | DSA-1930-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1930-1 drupal6 - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- http://drupal.org/node/507572
- 35681 third-party-advisory
- 35657 third-party-advisory
- 55524 vdb-entry