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CVE-2015-8601

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—

The Chat Room module 7.x-2.x before 7.x-2.2 for Drupal does not properly check permissions when setting up a websocket for chat messages, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read messages from arbitrary Chat Rooms via unspecified vectors.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Chat Room Project — Chat Room

CWEs

References

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