CVE-2008-6171 (GCVE-0-2008-6171)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-02-19 15:02 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:20
VLAI
Summary
includes/bootstrap.inc in Drupal 5.x before 5.12 and 6.x before 6.6, when the server is configured for "IP-based virtual hosts," allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via the HTTP Host header.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://drupal.org/node/324824 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/32441 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31900 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://drupal.org/files/sa-2008-067/SA-2008-067-5… x_refsource_MISC
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://secunia.com/advisories/32389 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2913 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Date Public
2008-10-22 00:00
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