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title: "CVE-2013-7065\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2013-7065

Publication date 29 April 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The Organic Groups (OG) module 7.x-2.x before 7.x-2.3 for Drupal allows
remote attackers to bypass access restrictions and post to arbitrary groups
via a group audience field, as demonstrated by the og\_group\_ref field.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-7065?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| drupal6 | 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 15.04 vivid | Not in release |
| 14.10 utopic | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| drupal7 | 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [leosilva](https://launchpad.net/~leosilva)

"Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Organic groups module, there is nothing you need to do."
"if you use the Organic Groups module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to og 7.x-2.4"

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-7065)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7065)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-7065)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-7065)

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/11>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7065>
