#VU60672 Input validation error in Drupal - CVE-2022-25271

Vulnerability identifier: #VU60672

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25271

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Drupal
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Drupal

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the web application.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the form API. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input to the Drupal core's form API and inject or overwrite data.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Drupal: 7.x-dev - 7.87, 8.0 - 8.0.6, 8.1.0 beta1 - 8.1.10, 8.2.0 rc1 - 8.2.8, 8.3.0 rc1 - 8.3.9, 8.4.0 alpha1 - 8.4.8, 8.5.0 alpha1 - 8.5.15, 8.6.0 beta1 - 8.6.18, 8.7.0 rc1 - 8.7.14, 8.8.0 beta1 - 8.8.12, 8.9.0 beta1 - 8.9.20, 9.0.0 rc1 - 9.0.14, 9.1.0 - 9.1.15, 9.2.0 rc1 - 9.2.12, 9.3.0 beta1 - 9.3.5

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External links
https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2022-003

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.