CVE-2007-5597
The hook_comments API in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 does not pass publication...
The hook_comments API in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 does not pass publication status, which might allow attackers to bypass access restrictions and trigger e-mail with unpublished comments from some modules, as demonstrated by (1) Organic groups and (2) Subscriptions.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The hook_comments API in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 does not pass publication status, which might allow attackers to bypass access restrictions and trigger e-mail with unpublished comments from some modules, as demonstrated by (1) Organic groups and (2) Subscriptions.
- Record
CVE-2007-5597- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The hook_comments API in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 does not pass publication status, which might allow attackers to bypass access restrictions and trigger e-mail with unpublished comments from some modules, as demonstrated by (1) Organic groups and (2) Subscriptions.
- Record
CVE-2007-5597- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-5572 No score
The hook_comments API in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 does not pass publication status, which might allow attackers to bypass access restrictions and trigger e-mail with unpublished comments from some modules, as demonstrated by (1) Organic groups and (2) Subscriptions.
- Record
EUVD-2007-5572- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8j8f-9c88-qr6w No score
The hook_comments API in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 does not pass publication...
The hook_comments API in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 does not pass publication status, which might allow attackers to bypass access restrictions and trigger e-mail with unpublished comments from some modules, as demonstrated by (1) Organic groups and (2) Subscriptions.
- Record
GHSA-8j8f-9c88-qr6w- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-5597 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Drupal, published October 19, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.45%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3546
drupal.org/node/184354
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37296
secunia.com/advisories/27292
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00328.html
securityfocus.com/bid/26119
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5597
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8j8f-9c88-qr6w