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Drupal access control bypass vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 13.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:18

Drupal 8 before 8.2.8 and 8.3 before 8.3.1 allows critical access bypass by authenticated users if the RESTful Web Services (rest) module is enabled and the site allows PATCH requests.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package drupal/core >= 8.0, < 8.2.8, >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.1 8.2.8, 8.3.1
Composer package drupal/drupal >= 8.0, < 8.2.8, >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.1 8.2.8, 8.3.1
Drupal (core) drupal/core >= 8.0, < 8.2.8, >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.1, >= 8.0, < 8.2.8, >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.1 8.2.8, 8.3.1

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-284
Platform
Composer, Drupal
Package
drupal/core, drupal/drupal
Disclosed
13.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 11:18

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-6hpj-9xj7-2jxx - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: drupal/core

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (146) in the archive
Total entries
146
First → latest
02.2018 09.2026
Without a fix
3
Exploited in attacks
5

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 15
  • High 40
  • Medium 60
  • Low 5
  • Unrated 26

Disclosures per year

Severity:
  1. Drupal access control bypass vulnerability this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2017-6919 >= 8.0, < 8.2.8, >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.1 8.2.8, 8.3.1
  2. Drupal Core has a SQL Injection issue
    Critical · 9.8 Exploited in attacks CVE-2026-9082 >= 8.9.0, < 10.4.10, >= 10.5.0, < 10.5.10, >= 10.6.0, < 10.6.9, >= 11.0.0, < 11.1.10, >= 11.2.0, < 11.2.12, >= 11.3.0, < 11.3.10 10.4.10, 10.5.10, 10.6.9, 11.1.10, 11.2.12, 11.3.10
  3. Drupal core contains a potential PHP Object Injection vulnerability
    High · 9.8 CVE-2024-55638 >= 8.8.0, < 10.2.11, >= 10.3.0, < 10.3.9, >= 7.0, < 7.102 10.2.11, 10.3.9, 7.102
  4. Drupal core contains a potential PHP Object Injection vulnerability
    High · 9.8 CVE-2024-55637 >= 8.8.0, < 10.2.11, >= 10.3.0, < 10.3.9, >= 11.0.0, < 11.0.8 10.2.11, 10.3.9, 11.0.8
  5. Drupal core Arbitrary PHP code execution
    High · 7.8 ghsa-gxxj-g9v8-w28p >= 7.0.0, < 7.75, >= 8.0.0, < 8.8.12, >= 8.9.0, < 8.9.10, >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.9 7.75, 8.8.12, 8.9.10, 9.0.9
  6. Drupal core Multiple vulnerabilities due to the use of the third-party library Archive_Tar
    High · 8.1 ghsa-98h9-727m-44qv >= 7.0.0, < 7.69, >= 8.0.0, < 8.7.11, >= 8.8.0, < 8.8.1 7.69, 8.7.11, 8.8.1
  7. Drupal Core Insufficient Contextual Links validation leads to Remote Code Execution
    Critical ghsa-7v68-3pr5-h3cr >= 8.0.0, < 8.5.8, >= 8.6.0, < 8.6.2 8.5.8, 8.6.2
  8. Drupal core Remote Code Execution
    Critical ghsa-6mgp-v5cm-ghg5 >= 7.0, < 7.60, >= 8.0.0, < 8.5.8, >= 8.6.0, < 8.6.2 7.60, 8.5.8, 8.6.2
  9. Drupal core - SA-CORE-2024-001
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-11941 >= 8.0.0, < 10.1.8, >= 10.2.0, < 10.2.2 10.1.8, 10.2.2
  10. Drupal core - SA-CORE-2023-006
    Critical CVE-2023-5256 >= 8.7.0, < 9.5.11, >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.11, >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.4 9.5.11, 10.0.11, 10.1.4
  11. Drupal core - SA-CORE-2023-005
    Critical CVE-2023-31250 >= 8.0.0, < 9.4.14, >= 9.5.0, < 9.5.8, >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.8 9.4.14, 9.5.8, 10.0.8
  12. Drupal core - SA-CORE-2022-016
    High · 7.5 CVE-2022-39261 >= 8.0.0, < 9.3.22, >= 9.4.0, < 9.4.7 9.3.22, 9.4.7
  13. Drupal core - SA-CORE-2022-014
    High · 7.2 CVE-2022-25277 >= 8.0.0, < 9.3.19, >= 9.4.0, < 9.4.3 9.3.19, 9.4.3
  14. Drupal core - SA-CORE-2022-012
    High · 7.5 CVE-2022-25275 >= 8.0.0, < 9.3.19, >= 9.4.0, < 9.4.3 9.3.19, 9.4.3
  15. Drupal core - SA-CORE-2022-011
    High · 7.5 CVE-2022-31042 >= 8.0.0, < 9.2.21, >= 9.3.0, < 9.3.16 9.2.21, 9.3.16
  16. Drupal core - SA-CORE-2022-010
    High · 8.0 CVE-2022-29248 >= 8.0.0, < 9.2.20, >= 9.3.0, < 9.3.14 9.2.20, 9.3.14
  17. Drupal Access Control Bypass
    High CVE-2011-2687 >= 7.0, < 7.3 7.3
  18. Drupal Open Redirect
    High · 7.4 CVE-2016-3164 >= 8.0, < 8.0.4, >= 7.0, < 7.43, >= 6.0, < 6.38 8.0.4, 7.43, 6.38
  19. Drupal Form API ignores access restrictions on submit buttons
    High · 7.5 CVE-2016-3165 >= 6.0, < 6.38 6.38
  20. Drupal saving user accounts can sometimes grant the user all roles
    High · 8.1 CVE-2016-3169 >= 6.0, < 6.38, >= 7.0, < 7.43 6.38, 7.43
  21. Drupal Brute force amplification attacks via XML-RPC
    High · 7.5 CVE-2016-3163 >= 7.0, < 7.43, >= 6.0, < 6.38 7.43, 6.38
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