Code injection in Drupal - CVE-2018-7602
Published: April 25, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12182
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7602
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Drupal
Affected software:
Drupal
Drupal
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable website.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing HTTP requests. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable website and compromise it.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain full access to vulnerable website.
Note: the vendor updated the original advisory stating that this vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing HTTP requests. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable website and compromise it.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain full access to vulnerable website.
Note: the vendor updated the original advisory stating that this vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-7602
Update to version 7.59, 8.4.8 or 8.5.3.