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Drupal core - SA-CORE-2023-005

  • Disclosed: 19.04.2023
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 13:17

The file download facility doesn't sufficiently sanitize file paths in certain situations. This may result in users gaining access to private files that they should not have access to.

Some sites may require configuration changes following this security release. Review the release notes for your Drupal version if you have issues accessing private files after updating.

This advisory is covered by Drupal Steward. Because this vulnerability is not mass exploitable, your Steward partner may respond by monitoring-only, rather than enforcing a new WAF rule.

We would normally not apply for a release of this severity. However, in this case we have chosen to apply Drupal Steward security coverage to test our processes.

Drupal 7

  • All Drupal 7 sites on Windows web servers are vulnerable.
  • Drupal 7 sites on Linux web servers are vulnerable with certain file directory structures, or if a vulnerable contributed or custom file access module is installed.

Drupal 9 and 10

Drupal 9 and 10 sites are only vulnerable if certain contributed or custom file access modules are installed.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package drupal/core >= 8.0.0, < 9.4.14, >= 9.5.0, < 9.5.8, >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.8 9.4.14, 9.5.8, 10.0.8
Drupal (core) drupal/core >= 8.0.0, < 9.4.14, >= 9.5.0, < 9.5.8, >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.8 9.4.14, 9.5.8, 10.0.8

References

CVSS score -
Weakness (CWE)
-
Platform
Composer, Drupal
Package
drupal/core
Disclosed
19.04.2023
Updated
11.10.2026 13:17

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-8849-cv9f-vccm - CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - DRUPAL-CORE-2023-005 - CC BY-SA 2.0; code GPL-2.0-or-later

Vulnerability history: drupal/core

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (146) in the archive
Total entries
146
First → latest
02.2018 09.2026
Without a fix
3
Exploited in attacks
5

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 15
  • High 40
  • Medium 60
  • Low 5
  • Unrated 26

Disclosures per year

Severity:
  1. Drupal Core has a SQL Injection issue
    Critical · 9.8 Exploited in attacks CVE-2026-9082 >= 8.9.0, < 10.4.10, >= 10.5.0, < 10.5.10, >= 10.6.0, < 10.6.9, >= 11.0.0, < 11.1.10, >= 11.2.0, < 11.2.12, >= 11.3.0, < 11.3.10 10.4.10, 10.5.10, 10.6.9, 11.1.10, 11.2.12, 11.3.10
  2. Drupal core contains a potential PHP Object Injection vulnerability
    High · 9.8 CVE-2024-55638 >= 8.8.0, < 10.2.11, >= 10.3.0, < 10.3.9, >= 7.0, < 7.102 10.2.11, 10.3.9, 7.102
  3. Drupal core contains a potential PHP Object Injection vulnerability
    High · 9.8 CVE-2024-55637 >= 8.8.0, < 10.2.11, >= 10.3.0, < 10.3.9, >= 11.0.0, < 11.0.8 10.2.11, 10.3.9, 11.0.8
  4. Drupal core Arbitrary PHP code execution
    High · 7.8 ghsa-gxxj-g9v8-w28p >= 7.0.0, < 7.75, >= 8.0.0, < 8.8.12, >= 8.9.0, < 8.9.10, >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.9 7.75, 8.8.12, 8.9.10, 9.0.9
  5. Drupal core Multiple vulnerabilities due to the use of the third-party library Archive_Tar
    High · 8.1 ghsa-98h9-727m-44qv >= 7.0.0, < 7.69, >= 8.0.0, < 8.7.11, >= 8.8.0, < 8.8.1 7.69, 8.7.11, 8.8.1
  6. Drupal Core Insufficient Contextual Links validation leads to Remote Code Execution
    Critical ghsa-7v68-3pr5-h3cr >= 8.0.0, < 8.5.8, >= 8.6.0, < 8.6.2 8.5.8, 8.6.2
  7. Drupal core Remote Code Execution
    Critical ghsa-6mgp-v5cm-ghg5 >= 7.0, < 7.60, >= 8.0.0, < 8.5.8, >= 8.6.0, < 8.6.2 7.60, 8.5.8, 8.6.2
  8. Drupal core - SA-CORE-2024-001
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-11941 >= 8.0.0, < 10.1.8, >= 10.2.0, < 10.2.2 10.1.8, 10.2.2
  9. Drupal core - SA-CORE-2023-006
    Critical CVE-2023-5256 >= 8.7.0, < 9.5.11, >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.11, >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.4 9.5.11, 10.0.11, 10.1.4
  10. Drupal core - SA-CORE-2023-005 this entry
    Critical CVE-2023-31250 >= 8.0.0, < 9.4.14, >= 9.5.0, < 9.5.8, >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.8 9.4.14, 9.5.8, 10.0.8
  11. Drupal core - SA-CORE-2022-016
    High · 7.5 CVE-2022-39261 >= 8.0.0, < 9.3.22, >= 9.4.0, < 9.4.7 9.3.22, 9.4.7
  12. Drupal core - SA-CORE-2022-014
    High · 7.2 CVE-2022-25277 >= 8.0.0, < 9.3.19, >= 9.4.0, < 9.4.3 9.3.19, 9.4.3
  13. Drupal core - SA-CORE-2022-012
    High · 7.5 CVE-2022-25275 >= 8.0.0, < 9.3.19, >= 9.4.0, < 9.4.3 9.3.19, 9.4.3
  14. Drupal core - SA-CORE-2022-011
    High · 7.5 CVE-2022-31042 >= 8.0.0, < 9.2.21, >= 9.3.0, < 9.3.16 9.2.21, 9.3.16
  15. Drupal core - SA-CORE-2022-010
    High · 8.0 CVE-2022-29248 >= 8.0.0, < 9.2.20, >= 9.3.0, < 9.3.14 9.2.20, 9.3.14
  16. Drupal Access Control Bypass
    High CVE-2011-2687 >= 7.0, < 7.3 7.3
  17. Drupal Open Redirect
    High · 7.4 CVE-2016-3164 >= 8.0, < 8.0.4, >= 7.0, < 7.43, >= 6.0, < 6.38 8.0.4, 7.43, 6.38
  18. Drupal Form API ignores access restrictions on submit buttons
    High · 7.5 CVE-2016-3165 >= 6.0, < 6.38 6.38
  19. Drupal saving user accounts can sometimes grant the user all roles
    High · 8.1 CVE-2016-3169 >= 6.0, < 6.38, >= 7.0, < 7.43 6.38, 7.43
  20. Drupal Brute force amplification attacks via XML-RPC
    High · 7.5 CVE-2016-3163 >= 7.0, < 7.43, >= 6.0, < 6.38 7.43, 6.38
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