CVE-2024-13262
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages generated by Drupal's View Password module, which could lead to session hijacking or credential theft. It affects all Drupal sites using View Password module versions before 6.0.4. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger the malicious script.
💻 Affected Systems
- Drupal View Password module
📦 What is this software?
View Password by View Password Project
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal administrator session cookies, take over administrative accounts, and compromise the entire Drupal site.
Likely Case
Attackers could steal user session cookies, redirect users to malicious sites, or perform actions on behalf of authenticated users.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, the impact is limited to potential UI disruption without data compromise.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires the attacker to trick a user into interacting with malicious input, typically through crafted links or forms.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 6.0.4
Vendor Advisory: https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2024-026
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Update the View Password module to version 6.0.4 or later via Drupal's update manager. 2. Clear Drupal caches. 3. Verify the update was successful.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable View Password module
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable module until patching is possible
drush pm-disable view_password
Enable Drupal's built-in XSS protection
allEnsure Drupal's filter_xss() and check_plain() functions are properly implemented
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution
- Use web application firewall rules to block suspicious input patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check the module version in Drupal's Extend page or using 'drush pm-list | grep view_password'Check Version:
drush pm-list --fields=name,version | grep view_passwordVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm module version is 6.0.4 or higher and test password viewing functionality📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST/GET requests to password-related endpoints
- JavaScript payloads in URL parameters or form submissions
Network Indicators:
- Suspicious redirects from password pages
- External script loading from password interfaces
SIEM Query:
source="drupal_access" AND (uri="*password*" OR uri="*view_password*") AND (query="*<script>*" OR query="*javascript:*")