Vulnerability record

CVE-2018-7602

Drupal Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity: CriticalExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV Used by ransomware
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Core, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by May 4, 2022.

Patch status

Official fix available since

Apply the vendor's update to every affected system. Check the fixed-in versions below where known.

Basis: NVD patch reference

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists within multiple subsystems of Drupal 7.x and 8.x. This potentially allows attackers to exploit multiple attack vectors on a Drupal site, which could result in the site being compromised. This vulnerability is related to Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code Execution - SA-CORE-2018-002. Both SA-CORE-2018-002 and this vulnerability are being exploited in the wild.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorSource
CoreDrupalKEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2018-7602 scored CVSS 9.8: Drupal Core, Drupal Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild and known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Unpatched Core systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

  2. Patch releasedUpdateKEV

    Patch released for CVE-2018-7602: Drupal Core, Drupal Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    An official fix is now available for Drupal Core. This vulnerability is being exploited, so apply it promptly.

    Basis: NVD patch reference

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References