Input validation error in drupal7 (Alpine package)



Published: 2020-11-27 | Updated: 2022-10-03
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-28949
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Vulnerability #1 is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerable software
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Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU48668

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28949

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of the user-supplied input when processing URI handlers in filenames. A remote attacker can pass the "file://" string in the filename and overwrite arbitrary files on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

drupal7 (Alpine package): 7.37-r0 - 7.75-r0

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7c22d9e1474064bdd18a069d3ced63c67ad20cb3


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?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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