Authentication bypass in REST & JSON API Authentication for Drupal
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-288.
Summary
REST & JSON API Authentication for Drupal from 0.0.0 before 3.2.0 contains an authentication bypass. An alternate path or channel lets requests skip the module's authentication checks (CWE-288). A remote attacker with no privileges and no user interaction can read and modify some data it should not access.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Drupal REST & JSON API Authentication for Drupal allows Authentication Bypass. This issue affects REST & JSON API Authentication for Drupal versions: from 0.0.0 to 3.2.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 REST & JSON API Authentication for Drupal to version 3.2.0. See Drupal advisory SA-CONTRIB-2026-182.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA REST & JSON API Authentication for Drupal (Drupal) Fixed in 3.2.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96385
- 2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-777p-gg7f-p2jf
- 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-2026-96385 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-96385 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-777p-gg7f-p2jf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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