Shindig IntegratorApplication · Drupal
CVE-2008-4597
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedShindig-Integrator 5.x, a module for Drupal, does not properly restrict generated page access, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceShindig-Integrator 5.x, a Drupal module, contains an access control bypass vulnerability where generated pages are not properly restricted. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to access pages they should not have permission to view, potentially leading to privilege escalation within the Drupal site.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Shindig IntegratorApplication
all versions= 5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Shindig-Integrator module is installedSearch for the Shindig-Integrator module directory in the Drupal modules folder, typically under sites/all/modules/ or sites/all/modules/contrib/. Look for a folder named 'shindig_integrator' or similar.Affected if The Shindig-Integrator module directory exists in the Drupal installation.
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Determine the installed versionOpen the module's .info file (usually shindig_integrator.info or similar) in the module directory. This file typically contains version and project metadata.Affected if The version field shows any 5.x version, as all versions in the 5.x branch are affected per this CVE.
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Check if the module is enabledQuery the Drupal database system table: SELECT * FROM system WHERE name LIKE '%shindig%' AND type='module' AND status=1; or access the module administration page at admin/build/modules.Affected if The module is listed with status=1 (enabled) in the Drupal system table.
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Identify pages or content generated by the moduleReview the module's configuration at admin/build/modules or examine the module's menu definitions (hook_menu implementation) to find any page paths it registers.Affected if The module registers any page paths that could be accessed without authentication.
A user is affected if Shindig-Integrator version 5.x is installed and enabled on their Drupal site, as the access control bypass affects all versions in this branch.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Shindig-Integrator to a patched version if available, or implement role-based access controls on all generated pages. If no patch exists, consider disabling the module until a fix is released.
Fix this in Shindig Integrator
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2008-4597 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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