Improper input validation in Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6…
Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because of an issue affecting multiple subsystems with default or common module configurations.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2021-11-03CISA due date 2022-05-03Known ransomware use
EPSS 0.99991 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed drupal/core (Packagist): 7.58, 8.3.9, 8.4.6 +1drupal/drupal (Packagist): 7.58, 8.3.9, 8.4.6 +1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 | Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | drupal/core (Packagist) | 7.0 to before 7.58 | 7.58 | Patch available | GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p |
| — | drupal/core (Packagist) | 8.0 to before 8.3.9 | 8.3.9 | Patch available | GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p |
| — | drupal/core (Packagist) | 8.4.0 to before 8.4.6 | 8.4.6 | Patch available | GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p |
| — | drupal/core (Packagist) | 8.5.0 to before 8.5.1 | 8.5.1 | Patch available | GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p |
| — | drupal/drupal (Packagist) | 7.0 to before 7.58 | 7.58 | Patch available | GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p |
| — | drupal/drupal (Packagist) | 8.0 to before 8.3.9 | 8.3.9 | Patch available | GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p |
| — | drupal/drupal (Packagist) | 8.4 to before 8.4.6 | 8.4.6 | Patch available | GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p |
| — | drupal/drupal (Packagist) | 8.5 to before 8.5.1 | 8.5.1 | Patch available | GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p |
- Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 Vendor— Affected Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- drupal/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 7.0 to before 7.58 Fixed in 7.58 Patch available GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p
- drupal/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 8.0 to before 8.3.9 Fixed in 8.3.9 Patch available GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p
- drupal/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 8.4.0 to before 8.4.6 Fixed in 8.4.6 Patch available GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p
- drupal/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 8.5.0 to before 8.5.1 Fixed in 8.5.1 Patch available GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p
- drupal/drupal (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 7.0 to before 7.58 Fixed in 7.58 Patch available GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p
- drupal/drupal (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 8.0 to before 8.3.9 Fixed in 8.3.9 Patch available GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p
- drupal/drupal (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 8.4 to before 8.4.6 Fixed in 8.4.6 Patch available GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p
- drupal/drupal (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 8.5 to before 8.5.1 Fixed in 8.5.1 Patch available GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.57; 8.0.0 to before 8.3.9; 8.4.0 to before 8.4.6; 8.5.0 to before 8.5.1 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.57; 8.0.0 to before 8.3.9; 8.4.0 to before 8.4.6; 8.5.0 to before 8.5.1 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p drupal/core (Packagist) Fixed in 7.58 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p drupal/core (Packagist) Fixed in 8.3.9 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p drupal/core (Packagist) Fixed in 8.4.6 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p drupal/core (Packagist) Fixed in 8.5.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p drupal/drupal (Packagist) Fixed in 7.58 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p drupal/drupal (Packagist) Fixed in 8.3.9 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p drupal/drupal (Packagist) Fixed in 8.4.6 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p drupal/drupal (Packagist) Fixed in 8.5.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2021-11-03 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-7600
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p
References
Advisory 14
- https://twitter.com/arancaytar/status/979090719003627521
- https://twitter.com/RicterZ/status/979567469726613504
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2018-002
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_17
- https://github.com/a2u/CVE-2018-7600
- https://groups.drupal.org/security/faq-2018-002
- DSA-4156
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180328 [SECURITY] [DLA 1325-1] drupal7 security update
- https://badpackets.net/over-100000-drupal-websites-vulnerable-to-drupalgeddon-2-cve-2018-7600/
- https://greysec.net/showthread.php?tid=2912&pid=10561
- https://blog.appsecco.com/remote-code-execution-with-drupal-core-sa-core-2018-002-95e6ecc0c714
- https://www.tenable.com/blog/critical-drupal-core-vulnerability-what-you-need-to-know
- https://twitter.com/RicterZ/status/984495201354854401
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7600
Other 9
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44482
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44449
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44448
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-7600
- https://research.checkpoint.com/uncovering-drupalgeddon-2
- https://github.com/drupal/core
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2018-7600.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2018-7600.yaml
- https://badpackets.net/over-100000-drupal-websites-vulnerable-to-drupalgeddon-2-cve-2018-7600
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- TI-2018-05494 Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code Execution - SA-CORE-2018-004 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
- TI-2020-18513 Tar.php in Archive_Tar through 1.4.11 allows write operations with Directory Traversal… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-7600 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-7600 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-7600 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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