Vulnerability identifier: #VU29136
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Drupal
Web applications /
CMS
Vendor: Drupal
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page that could result in creating a carefully named directory on the file system. With this directory in place, an attacker could attempt to brute force a remote code execution vulnerability.
Windows servers are most likely to be affected.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Drupal: 9.0.0 - 9.0.0 rc1, 8.9.0 - 8.9.0 rc1, 8.8.0 - 8.8.7
External links
http://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2020-005
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.