CVE-2018-7602 — Security Box Score

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CVE-2018-7602CRITICAL

Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code Execution - SA-CORE-2018-004

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  H  H    9.8   .9924   99.9   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions       Fixed
  core     unspecified –  —

TIMELINE
  Mar 1   Reserved by drupal
  Apr 13  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-04
  Apr 13  Published (CNA: drupal)
  Aug 12  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2018-7602 (Drupal core). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-94 · CNA: drupal · CVSS v3.1 · 8 references · NVD status: Analyzed · KEV due May 4, 2022

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists within multiple subsystems of Drupal 7.x and 8.x. This potentially allows attackers to exploit multiple attack vectors on a Drupal site, which could result in the site being compromised. This vulnerability is related to Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code Execution - SA-CORE-2018-002. Both SA-CORE-2018-002 and this vulnerability are being exploited in the wild.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
March 1, 2018	Reserved	Reserved by drupal
April 13, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-04
April 13, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: drupal)
August 12, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2018-7602 (Drupal core). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Drupal	core	—	unspecified	—

Weaknesses

CWE-94

References (8)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103985 [Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040754 [Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00030.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-7602 [US Government Resource]
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4180 [Third Party Advisory]
https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2018-004 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44542/ [Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44557/ [Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]

Authoritative record: CVE-2018-7602 at cve.org

Vendors: drupal

Weaknesses: CWE-94

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