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Missing brute force protection in Drupal Shield module

Priority LOW 23CWE-307Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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Privileges required
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User interaction
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Attack complexity
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Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
Fixed

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.

Summary

Drupal Shield versions from 0.0.0 before 1.9.0 are affected. The module does not restrict excessive authentication attempts (CWE-307), which allows brute force attacks.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30

Description from the CNA

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Drupal Shield allows Brute Force. This issue affects Shield versions: from 0.0.0 to 1.9.0.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00273 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Shield (Drupal): 1.9.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
DrupalShield0.0.0 to before 1.9.01.9.0Patch availableCNA
  • Shield VendorDrupal Affected 0.0.0 to before 1.9.0 Fixed in 1.9.0 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Upgrade Drupal Shield to version 1.9.0, which fixes the flaw, as described in advisory SA-CONTRIB-2026-248.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30

  • Fix · CNA Shield (Drupal) Fixed in 1.9.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107256
  2. 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-g7cw-wmq5-44qr

References

  • 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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