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GHSA-jjx7-8462-w4m4 json

Drupal Core Insufficient Contextual Links validation leads to Remote Code Execution

published 2y ago modified last yr.

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Summary

The Contextual Links module doesn't sufficiently validate the requested contextual links. This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the permission "access contextual links".

Patch / fix

  • packagist drupal/drupal 8.5.8, 8.6.2

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Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist drupal/drupal
>=8.0.0, <8.5.8
>=8.6.0, <8.6.2
8.5.8
8.6.2

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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