CVE-2018-7602
Drupal Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 4 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 99.17% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 25 April 2018
- CISA KEV
- Listed 13 April 2022 · due 4 May 2022 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- drupal/drupal · debian/debian linux
- Source
- mlhess@drupal.org
EPSS 99.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7602
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103985Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040754Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4180Third Party Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2018-004Patch, 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103985Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040754Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4180Third Party Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2018-004Patch, 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
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-7602US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.