Debian update for drupal7

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU17807

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 9.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6340

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing field types in requests, related to API functionality. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system but requires that:

• - RESTful Web Services (rest) module is enabled and accepts PATCH or POST requests

OR


• - the site has another web services module enabled, like JSON:API in Drupal 8, or Services or RESTful Web Services in Drupal 7.

Note: we are aware of reports regarding in the wild exploitation of this vulnerability days after the official patch.

Mitigation

Update the affected package to version: 7.52-2+deb9u7.

Vulnerable software versions

drupal7 (Debian package): 7.0-1 - 7.52-2+deb9u6

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4412

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.