REST API can bypass comment approval - Access Bypass - Moderately Critical
CVE-2017-6924
7.4HIGH
Summary
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.
Affected Version(s)
Drupal Core < 8.3.7
CVSS V3.1
Score:
7.4
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published.
Vulnerability Reserved.
Collectors
NVD DatabaseMitre Database