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CVE-2018-7602 kev+ ransomware in the critical feed json

Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code Execution - SA-CORE-2018-004

published 2018-04-25 8 y ago modified 2026-10-02 37 d ago also DRUPAL-CORE-2018-004 , GHSA-297x-j9pm-xjgg , EUVD-2024-1058

cvss
8.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2022-04-13, used in ransomware
epss
99.2%
EPSS 99.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.9%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  • packagist drupal/core 7.59, 8.4.8, 8.5.3
  • packagist drupal/drupal 7.59, 8.4.8, 8.5.3
  • Drupal core 7.59, 8.4.8, 8.5.3
  • drupal7 Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 7.26-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
  • drupal7 Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 7.44-1ubuntu1~16.04.0+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7602

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • drupal7 Alpine 3.20, Alpine 3.19, Alpine 3.18 +12 more 7.59-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-7602

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • drupal Arch Linux 8.5.3-1

arch linux advisories AVG-679

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-7602 updated cvss 8.8

drupal: Remote code execution vulnerability SA-CORE-2018-004

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-44542)
  2. Published
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. CISA patch deadline
  5. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
4 y ago
Patch by
2022-05-04 (4 y ago)
Ransomware
Known to be used in ransomware campaigns
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product
Drupal, Core
CISA name
Drupal Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 mo ago

Exploit prediction

99.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-44557 Drupal < 7.58 - 'Drupalgeddon3' (Authenticated) Remote Code (Metasploit) webapps, 2018-04-30
  • EDB-44542 Drupal < 7.58 - 'Drupalgeddon3' (Authenticated) Remote Code Execution (PoC) webapps, 2018-04-25
  • Nuclei template Drupal - Remote Code Execution nuclei detection template

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist drupal/core
>=7.0, <7.59
>=8.0, <8.4.8
>=8.5, <8.5.3
>=8.0.0, <8.4.8
>=8.5.0, <8.5.3
7.59
8.4.8
8.5.3
packagist drupal/drupal
>=7.0, <7.59
>=8.0, <8.4.8
>=8.5, <8.5.3
7.59
8.4.8
8.5.3

Affected products

  • Drupal core

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.