🛡️ CVE-2017-6377 — core

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-863 OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

Drupal editor module incorrectly checks access to inline private files

When adding a private file via the editor in Drupal 8.2.x before 8.2.7, the editor will not correctly check access for the file being attached, resulting in an access bypass.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity high, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2017-6377 is classified as CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization. An authorisation check runs but reaches the wrong conclusion, permitting actions it should refuse.

Affected software

CVE-2017-6377 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • drupal/core (from 8.2.0 up to 8.2.7)
  • drupal/drupal (from 8.2.0 up to 8.2.7)

Timeline and source

Published on 13 May 2022 and last revised on 23 April 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
www.drupal.org (Web)
www.securityfocus.com (Web)
www.securitytracker.com (Web)

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE CWE-863
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-13
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2024-04-23
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
drupal/core 8.2.0 8.2.7
drupal/drupal 8.2.0 8.2.7

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