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CVE-2020-13664: Command Injection

May 5, 2021 (updated May 14, 2021)

Arbitrary PHP code execution vulnerability in Drupal Core under certain circumstances. An attacker could trick an administrator into visiting a malicious site that could result in creating a carefully named directory on the file system. With this directory in place, an attacker could attempt to brute force a remote code execution vulnerability.

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13664
  • www.drupal.org/sa-core-2020-005

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 8.8.0 before 8.8.8, all versions starting from 8.9.0 before 8.9.1, all versions starting from 9.0.0 before 9.0.1

Fixed versions

  • 8.8.8
  • 8.9.1
  • 9.0.1

Solution

Upgrade to versions 8.8.8, 8.9.1, 9.0.1 or above.

Impact 8.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

Source file

packagist/drupal/core-recommended/CVE-2020-13664.yml

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