The core upload module in Drupal 5.x before 5.11 allows remote authenticated users to…
Priority LOW 29CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The core upload module in Drupal 5.x before 5.11 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and read "files attached to content" via unknown vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01001 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 15
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.10 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 beta2 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.10 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·Drupal
Show 5 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9 Vulnerable ·Drupal
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4790
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p6w6-6v99-r2gr
References
More Drupal vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-07979 Drupal core - Highly critical - SQL injection - SA-CORE-2026-004 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-05494 Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code Execution - SA-CORE-2018-004 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-05493 Improper input validation in Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-10731 Unrestricted file upload in Drupal Core KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-04505 Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2020-17477 Archive_Tar through 1.4.10 has :// filename sanitization only to address phar attacks… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2008-4790 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-4790 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p6w6-6v99-r2gr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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