CriticalGHSA-297x-j9pm-xjggCVE-2018-7602DRUPAL-CORE-2018-004

Drupal Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published 23 Apr 2024 · Updated 10 Dec 2025

Affected packages

drupal/coreComposer

Affected: >=7.0 <7.59
Fixed in: 7.59

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require drupal/core:^7.59

drupal/coreComposer

Affected: >=8.0 <8.4.8
Fixed in: 8.4.8

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require drupal/core:^8.4.8

drupal/coreComposer

Affected: >=8.5 <8.5.3
Fixed in: 8.5.3

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require drupal/core:^8.5.3

drupal/drupalComposer

Affected: >=7.0 <7.59
Fixed in: 7.59

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require drupal/drupal:^7.59

drupal/drupalComposer

Affected: >=8.0 <8.4.8
Fixed in: 8.4.8

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require drupal/drupal:^8.4.8

drupal/drupalComposer

Affected: >=8.5 <8.5.3
Fixed in: 8.5.3

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require drupal/drupal:^8.5.3

Details

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.

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References

Advisory data from OSV.dev (opens OSV.dev in a new tab), refreshed daily.