# CVE-2005-3974: 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 at

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-12-03 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2684
- http://drupal.org/files/sa-2005-009/4.6.3.patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-958
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15674
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18630
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418336/100/0/threaded
- http://drupal.org/files/sa-2005-009/advisory.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17824

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