Access bypass in Drupal Frontend Editing module
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Incorrect authorization in the Drupal Frontend Editing module lets users bypass access checks through forceful browsing. The flaw affects Frontend Editing from 0.0.0 before 1.9.3 and is tracked under CWE-863. A remote attacker with low privileges can reach restricted content directly, with a low impact on integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Drupal Frontend Editing allows Forceful Browsing. This issue affects Frontend Editing versions: from 0.0.0 to 1.9.3.
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
Update Drupal Frontend Editing to version 1.9.3.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA Frontend Editing (Drupal) Fixed in 1.9.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Drupal Frontend Editing 1.9.3
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-82875 Cross-site request forgery in Drupal Frontend EditingPriority LOW 21
Timeline
- 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-114553
- 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-62hx-4jm7-723g
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-06 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-2026-114553 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-114553 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-62hx-4jm7-723g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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