Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE affects Drupal sites using the RESTful module before 7.x-1.3. Under certain non-cookie authentication setups, authenticated pages may be cached incorrectly, letting a remote attacker receive sensitive information meant for another authenticated user.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted data-exposure risk for legacy Drupal environments. Prioritize if the organization still runs Drupal 7 with RESTful module authentication flows, especially where user-specific or sensitive data is served through authenticated pages.
Technical view
RESTful module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.3 for Drupal mishandles caching for authenticated users when non-cookie authentication providers are used. The public CVE record describes remote sensitive information disclosure through unspecified vectors, but does not provide CVSS, CWE, affected CPEs, or exploit details.
Likely exposure
Most relevant exposure is Drupal 7 deployments running RESTful module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.3 with non-cookie authentication providers enabled. Sites not using that module or authentication pattern are less likely exposed based on the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The attack is described as remote and capable of exposing sensitive information, but vectors are unspecified in the supplied CVE description.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited. The CVE names the vulnerable version range and authentication condition, but provides no CVSS, CWE, exploit mechanics, or confirmed product metadata beyond the Drupal RESTful module text in the title and description.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade the Drupal RESTful module to 7.x-1.3 or later.
- Review the linked Drupal advisory for vendor-specific remediation details.
- Inventory Drupal sites using RESTful 7.x-1.x and non-cookie authentication.
- Restrict access to affected RESTful endpoints until remediation is complete.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed RESTful module versions across Drupal 7 assets.
- Check whether non-cookie authentication providers are configured.
- Review authenticated caching behavior for sensitive RESTful pages.
- Verify the updated module version after remediation.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
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- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.drupal.org/node/2565875CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.drupal.org/node/2565421CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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