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CVE-2013-2158

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v2.0 Published 2013-07-01
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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77/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Services module 6.x-3.x and 7.x-3.x before 7.x-3.4 for Drupal allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via unknown 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 confidence

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Drupal's Services module versions 6.x-3.x and 7.x-3.x before 7.x-3.4 allows remote attackers to trick authenticated users into unknowingly executing unwanted actions by forging requests, potentially hijacking their authentication.

MitigationUpdate the Drupal Services module to version 7.x-3.4 or later which includes CSRF token validation. Alternatively, implement anti-CSRF tokens on all state-changing endpoints and validate the Origin/Referer headers.

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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
ServicesApplication
Affected:= 6.x-3.0= 6.x-3.1= 6.x-3.2= 6.x-3.3= 7.x-3.0= 7.x-3.1= 7.x-3.2= 7.x-3.3

CVSS 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
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/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 checks

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  1. Determine if Drupal Services module is installed
    Check for the presence of the Services module in the Drupal installation directory (sites/all/modules/services for Drupal 7 or sites/all/modules for Drupal 6). Alternatively, access the Drupal administration panel and navigate to Modules to verify Services module is listed.
    Affected if The Services module appears in the Drupal modules directory or admin interface.
  2. Identify the installed Services module version
    Open the services.module or services.info file within the Services module directory and locate the version string (e.g., version = "7.x-3.3" in the .info file). In Drupal admin, go to Reports > Status Report or the Modules page to view the version number.
    Affected if The version number matches 6.x-3.0, 6.x-3.1, 6.x-3.2, 6.x-3.3, 7.x-3.0, 7.x-3.1, 7.x-3.2, or 7.x-3.3.
  3. Verify if REST server is enabled
    Access the Services module configuration at Structure > Services (or admin/structure/services in Drupal 7). Check if any server resource is enabled (typically REST Server). Inspect the endpoint configuration to confirm a server is active.
    Affected if A REST or other server endpoint is enabled and accessible.
  4. Confirm state-changing endpoints are exposed
    Review the enabled resources on the active endpoint(s). Look for methods that allow create, update, or delete operations (POST, PUT, DELETE verbs). Check the endpoint's resource definitions to identify which endpoints accept authenticated user requests.
    Affected if The endpoint exposes resources that accept authenticated POST, PUT, or DELETE requests without requiring additional CSRF protection.

A user is affected if the Drupal Services module is installed at version 7.x-3.3 or earlier (or 6.x-3.3 or earlier) and has a REST or server endpoint enabled with exposed state-changing resources that accept authenticated requests.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update the Drupal Services module to version 7.x-3.4 or later which includes CSRF token validation. Alternatively, implement anti-CSRF tokens on all state-changing endpoints and validate the Origin/Referer headers.

Fix this in Services Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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