CVE-2017-6924 (High) detected in drupal/core-8.3.6

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CVE-2017-6924 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - drupal/core-8.3.6

Subtree split of drupal's /core directory

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **drupal/core-8.3.6** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 27e1f740a162e55490d9ca929f243afbaa92476c

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

In Drupal 8 prior to 8.3.7; When using the REST API, users without the correct permission can post comments via REST that are approved even if the user does not have permission to post approved comments. This issue only affects sites that have the RESTful Web Services (rest) module enabled, the comment entity REST resource enabled, and where an attacker can access a user account on the site with permissions to post comments, or where anonymous users can post comments.

Publish Date: 2019-01-15

URL: CVE-2017-6924

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.4)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: None

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.drupal.org/forum/newsletters/security-advisories-for-drupal-core/2017-08-16/drupal-core-multiple

Release Date: 2019-01-15

Fix Resolution: 8.3.7

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