--- title: "CVE-2015-2559\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2559?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2015-2559 Publication date 25 March 2015 Last updated 26 May 2025 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Drupal 6.x before 6.35 and 7.x before 7.35 allows remote authenticated users to reset the password of other accounts by leveraging an account with the same password hash as another account and a crafted password reset URL. ### From the Ubuntu Security Team It was discovered that password reset URLs in Drupal could be forged. An attacker could use this vulnerability to gain access to another user's account. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | drupal6 | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 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 | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life | | drupal7 | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not affected | | 17.04 zesty | Not affected | | 16.10 yakkety | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 15.10 wily | Not affected | | 15.04 vivid | Not affected | | 14.10 utopic | Fixed 7.32-1+deb8u4build0.14.10.1 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 7.26-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) * [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2559?format=md#patch-details) ### Get expanded security coverage with Ubuntu Pro Reduce your average CVE exposure time from 98 days to 1 day with expanded CVE patching, ten-years security maintenance and optional support for the full stack of open-source applications. Free for personal use. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) [30-day free trial](https://ubuntu.com/pro/free-trial) ### Patch details For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) | Package | Patch details | | --- | --- | | drupal6 | * Upstream: [?h=6.x&](http://cgit.drupalcode.org/drupal/commit/?h=6.x&id=8ffc5db3c0ab926f3d4b2cf8bc51714c8c0f3c93) | | drupal7 | * Upstream: [?h=7.x&](http://cgit.drupalcode.org/drupal/commit/?h=7.x&id=b44056d2f8e8c71d35c85ec5c2fb8f7c8a02d8a8) | ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2559) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2559) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-2559) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2559) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-4773-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4773-1) + Drupal vulnerabilities + 15 March 2021 ### Other references * * *