CVE-2017-6921

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-6921
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-01-15 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:49:00 UTC
DescriptionIn Drupal 8 prior to 8.3.4; The file REST resource does not properly validate some fields when manipulating files. A site is only affected by this if the site has the RESTful Web Services (rest) module enabled, the file REST resource is enabled and allows PATCH requests, and an attacker can get or register a user account on the site with permissions to upload files and to modify the file resource.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Drupal Drupal All All All All
Application Drupal Drupal All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Drupal Core CVE-2017-6921 Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Drupal Core - Multiple Vulnerabilities - SA-CORE-2017-003 | Drupal.org CONFIRM www.drupal.org Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Drupal Bugs Let Remote Users Access Certain Uploaded Files and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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