Medium severity · published Apr 26, 2023
CVE-2023-31250
The file download facility doesn't sufficiently sanitize file paths in certain situations
6.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DR
Drupal · Drupal
7.0 before 7.96; 9.4 before 9.4.14; 9.5 before 9.5.8; 10.0 before 10.0.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31250
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31250
Vendor Advisory
https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2023-005
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