TI-2019-04503 Aliases CVE-2019-6338 GHSA-6rmq-x2hv-vxpp

third-party PEAR Archive_Tar library updates

LOW 39CWE-502Published 2019-01-22 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

In Drupal Core versions 7.x prior to 7.62, 8.6.x prior to 8.6.6 and 8.5.x prior to 8.5.9; Drupal core uses the third-party PEAR Archive_Tar library. This library has released a security update which impacts some Drupal configurations. Refer to CVE-2018-1000888 for details

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0212 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Drupal core (Drupal): 7.62, 8.6.6., 8.5.9drupal/drupal (Packagist): 7.62.0, 8.5.9, 8.6.6

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
Drupal	Drupal core	7.x to before 7.62; 8.6.x to before 8.6.6.; 8.5.x to before 8.5.9	7.62, 8.6.6., 8.5.9	Patch available	CNA
—	drupal/drupal (Packagist)	7.0.0 to before 7.62.0	7.62.0	Patch available	GHSA-6rmq-x2hv-vxpp
—	drupal/drupal (Packagist)	8.0.0 to before 8.5.9	8.5.9	Patch available	GHSA-6rmq-x2hv-vxpp
—	drupal/drupal (Packagist)	8.6.0 to before 8.6.6	8.6.6	Patch available	GHSA-6rmq-x2hv-vxpp

Drupal core VendorDrupal Affected 7.x to before 7.62; 8.6.x to before 8.6.6.; 8.5.x to before 8.5.9 Fixed in 7.62, 8.6.6., 8.5.9 Patch available CNA
drupal/drupal (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.62.0 Fixed in 7.62.0 Patch available GHSA-6rmq-x2hv-vxpp
drupal/drupal (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 8.0.0 to before 8.5.9 Fixed in 8.5.9 Patch available GHSA-6rmq-x2hv-vxpp
drupal/drupal (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 8.6.0 to before 8.6.6 Fixed in 8.6.6 Patch available GHSA-6rmq-x2hv-vxpp

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal::::::::	7.0 to before 7.62; 8.5.0 to before 8.5.9; 8.6.0 to before 8.6.6	Vulnerable	Drupal
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 7.0 to before 7.62; 8.5.0 to before 8.5.9; 8.6.0 to before 8.6.6 Vulnerable ·Drupal
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 · CNA Drupal core (Drupal) Fixed in 7.62, 8.6.6., 8.5.9
Fix · GHSA-6rmq-x2hv-vxpp drupal/drupal (Packagist) Fixed in 7.62.0 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-6rmq-x2hv-vxpp drupal/drupal (Packagist) Fixed in 8.5.9 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-6rmq-x2hv-vxpp drupal/drupal (Packagist) Fixed in 8.6.6 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Advisory · 2019-01-22
Drupal core — DSA-4370
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-04504 PHAR stream wrapper Arbitrary PHP code executionPriority HIGH 68
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-6338
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6rmq-x2hv-vxpp

References

Patch 1

https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2019-001

Advisory 3

Other 1

https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2019-6338.yaml

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

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Sources

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