Path traversal in Drupal Twig

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU67723

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-39261

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences when loading templates. A remote attacker can use the "source" or "include" statement to read arbitrary files on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Drupal: 8.0 - 9.5.0 beta1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0.0:beta13:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2022-016

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.