CVE-2018-7602: Drupal Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
A remote code execution vulnerability exists within multiple subsystems of Drupal that can allow attackers to exploit multiple attack vectors on a Drupal site.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists within multiple subsystems of Drupal that can allow attackers to exploit multiple attack vectors on a Drupal site.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Drupal Core are affected.
- Urgency
- Immediate remediation is necessary as the vulnerability is actively exploited and is critical in severity.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Drupal Core.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7602
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2018-7602Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-7602 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Drupal Core Remote
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalexploitedCVE-2019-6340: Drupal Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-03-25
- criticalexploitedCVE-2018-7600: Drupal Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03
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