The File module in Drupal 7.x before 7.29 does not properly check permissions to view…
Priority LOW 25CWE-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 · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The File module in Drupal 7.x before 7.29 does not properly check permissions to view files, which allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to bypass intended restrictions and read files by attaching the file to content with a file field.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01323 71st 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 · 45
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 alpha1 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 alpha2 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 alpha3 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 alpha4 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 alpha5 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 alpha6 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 alpha7 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 beta2 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 alpha1 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 alpha2 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 alpha3 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 alpha4 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 alpha5 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 alpha6 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 alpha7 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Drupal
Show 35 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 beta3 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:dev:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 dev | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 rc4 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.5 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.7 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.8 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.9 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.10 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.11 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.12 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.13 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.14 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.15 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.16 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.17 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.18 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.19 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.20 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.21 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.22 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.23 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.24 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.25 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.26 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.27 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.28 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.x-dev:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.x-dev | Vulnerable | Drupal |
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:dev:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 dev Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 rc4 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.7 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.8 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.9 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.10 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.11 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.12 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.13 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.14 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.15 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.16 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.17 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.18 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.19 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.20 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.21 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.22 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.23 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.24 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.25 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.26 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.27 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.28 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.x-dev:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.x-dev Vulnerable ·Drupal
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-5020
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fh8c-mghq-6w46
References
Advisory 1
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- 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-2014-5020 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-5020 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fh8c-mghq-6w46 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-5020 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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