Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue affects the Drupal CMS Updater module before 7.x-1.3. An authenticated user with the "access administration pages" permission could reach and change updater settings that should have been protected by stricter access checks.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted configuration-integrity risk for legacy Drupal estates. Prioritize if the module is installed and broad authenticated roles have administrative-page access.
Technical view
CVE-2015-7306 is an access-control weakness in CMS Updater 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.3 for Drupal. The module did not properly verify permissions before allowing settings access or changes by certain remote authenticated users.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Drupal sites that installed CMS Updater 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.3 and grant authenticated users the relevant administration-page permission.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. The issue requires authentication and a specific permission, reducing broad internet-scale risk but still allowing unauthorized configuration changes within affected sites.
Researcher notes
Public details are sparse: no CVSS, CWE, exploit status, or complete affected-product metadata is provided in the bundle. Analysis relies mainly on the CVE description and Drupal advisory references.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade CMS Updater 7.x-1.x to 7.x-1.3 or later where applicable.
- Review Drupal advisory pages for current vendor guidance.
- Restrict "access administration pages" permission to trusted administrative roles.
- Audit accounts and roles with administrative-page access.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Drupal sites for the CMS Updater module and installed version.
- Confirm no affected site runs CMS Updater before 7.x-1.3.
- Review Drupal roles granting "access administration pages" permission.
- Check administrative change logs for unexpected CMS Updater settings changes.
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
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- 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/2569599CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.drupal.org/node/2569111CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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