CVE-2017-6919 json
Drupal access control bypass vulnerability
published 2017-04-20 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-6hpj-9xj7-2jxx , EUVD-2022-2803
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- packagist drupal/core 8.2.8, 8.3.1
- packagist drupal/drupal 8.2.8, 8.3.1
- drupal.org/SA-CORE-2017-002 advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2017-6919 updated cvss 7.5
drupal8: Access bypass
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.0 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | drupal/core | >=8.0, <8.2.8 >=8.3.0, <8.3.1 |
8.2.8 8.3.1 |
| packagist | drupal/drupal | >=8.0, <8.2.8 >=8.3.0, <8.3.1 |
8.2.8 8.3.1 |
Affected products
- n/a Drupal
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
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drupal.org
/SA-CORE-2017-002
web, patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/97941
vdb-entry, web, third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1038371
vdb-entry, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6919
advisory
-
github.com
/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2017-6919.yaml
web
-
github.com
/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2017-6919.yaml
web
-
github.com
/drupal/core
package
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drupal.org
/SA-2017-002
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-6919
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-6hpj-9xj7-2jxx
- NVD CVE-2017-6919
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