CVE-2017-6925: Critical severity Drupal Drupal vulnerability

Published Aug 16, 2017
·
Updated

Entity access bypass for entities that do not have UUIDs or have protected revisions.

Other sources

In versions of Drupal 8 core prior to 8.3.7; There is a vulnerability in the entity access system that could allow unwanted access to view, create, update, or delete entities. This only affects entities that do not use or do not have UUIDs, and entities that have different access restrictions on different revisions of the same entity.

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
composer/drupal/core>=8.0, <8.1.0, >=8.1.0, <8.2.0, >=8.2.0, <8.3.0, >=8.3.0, <8.3.7
composer/drupal/drupal>=8.0, <8.1.0, >=8.1.0, <8.2.0, >=8.2.0, <8.3.0, >=8.3.0, <8.3.7
composer/drupal/drupal>=8.0<8.3.7
8.3.7
composer/drupal/core>=8.0<8.3.7
8.3.7
Drupal Drupal>=8.0.0<8.3.7

Event History

Aug 16, 2017
Advisory Published
05:10 PM
Jan 15, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2017-6925?

CVE-2017-6925 has a moderate severity level as it allows unauthorized access to entity operations in Drupal 8.

2

How do I fix CVE-2017-6925?

To resolve CVE-2017-6925, upgrade to Drupal core version 8.3.7 or later.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2017-6925?

CVE-2017-6925 affects Drupal 8 core versions prior to 8.3.7, particularly those without UUIDs or with protected revisions.

4

What type of access is impacted by CVE-2017-6925?

CVE-2017-6925 permits unwanted access to view, create, update, or delete entities in Drupal.

5

Is CVE-2017-6925 specific to certain versions of Drupal?

Yes, CVE-2017-6925 specifically impacts Drupal core versions 8.0.x, 8.1.x, 8.2.x, and versions prior to 8.3.7.

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