CVE-2018-7602

Drupal Core: Remote Code Execution

As of , CVE-2018-7602 in Drupal Core is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 13 April 2022
US federal deadline
4 May 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Known
EPSS score
0.99Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.74 on 13 April 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
2 Exploit-DB entries (2 verified)
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

A remote code execution vulnerability exists within multiple subsystems of Drupal that can allow attackers to exploit multiple attack vectors on a Drupal site.

CISA's 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.

The CVE record's description, from drupal

CVE published
19 July 2018
Assigned by
drupal
CVSS
8.1 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 44542).
  2. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 44557).
  3. The CVE record was published.
  4. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  5. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Public exploits

Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.

Core: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2019-6340Remote Code ExecutionDrupal CorePatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.92; verified Exploit-DB entry0.92
CVE-2026-9082SQL InjectionDrupal CorePatch this weekMetasploit module0.16

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