Incorrect Authorization in Drupal core

published 2021-09-15 5 y ago modified 2026-09-19 50 d ago also BIT-drupal-2020-13676 , DRUPAL-CORE-2021-009 , EUVD-2022-1150 , GHSA-qfhg-m6r8-xxpj

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
public exploits: 0; none known

The QuickEdit module does not properly check access to fields in some circumstances, which can lead to unintended disclosure of field data. Sites are only affected if the QuickEdit module (which comes with the Standard profile) is installed.

Patch / fix

fixed in 3 distros 1 links 2

packagist drupal/core 8.9.19, 9.1.13, 9.2.6
bitnami drupal 8.9.19, 9.1.13, 9.2.6
Drupal Core 8.9.19, 9.1.13, 9.2.6

drupal Arch Linux 9.2.6-1

arch linux advisories AVG-2407

github.com/drupal/core@8e8e3d2 commit
drupal.org/sa-core-2021-009 advisory

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-2020-13676 updated 2025-11-21

drupal: multiple vulnerabiltiies

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

Exploit prediction

0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
GitHub	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
OSV	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	drupal/core	>=8.0.0, <8.9.19 >=9.1.0, <9.1.13 >=9.2.0, <9.2.6	8.9.19 9.1.13 9.2.6
bitnami	drupal	>=8.9.0, <8.9.19 >=9.1.0, <9.1.13 >=9.2.0, <9.2.6	8.9.19 9.1.13 9.2.6

Affected products

Drupal Core

Classification

Weakness

CWE-284 Improper Access Control
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References

drupal.org /sa-core-2021-009
web, patch, vendor-advisory, advisory
github.com /drupal/core/commit/8e8e3d2ddd72471ba886346ecabfb5d98fd27d9b
web
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13676
advisory, web
github.com /drupal/core
package

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.

Summary