Missing authorization in Drupal Islandora allows access bypass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Islandora for Drupal from 0.0.0 before 2.19.0 is affected. A missing authorization check lets attackers reach content they should not see through forceful browsing. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this over the network to read limited information, with high attack complexity.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Drupal Islandora allows Forceful Browsing. This issue affects Islandora versions: from 0.0.0 to 2.19.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade Drupal Islandora to version 2.19.0 or later, which fixes this issue. The sources list no fixed version for Islandora other than 2.19.0.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Islandora (Drupal) Fixed in 2.19.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84916
- 2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-3whq-72m9-mmx3
- 2026-10-22 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-22 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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-2026-84916 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-84916 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3whq-72m9-mmx3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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