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Drupal WissKI CVE-2026-13239

| EUVDEUVD-2026-43063 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-07-10 drupal GHSA-8375-8mwf-6r6x
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: drupal
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Identify public Drupal site with WissKI installed
  2. Delivery
    Enumerate WissKI-registered Drupal routes via module docs or source
  3. Exploit
    Send unauthenticated HTTP request to restricted WissKI endpoint
  4. Execution
    Missing authorization check bypassed
  5. Impact
    Access or manipulate restricted semantic/entity data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

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Exploitation Conditions

No authentication is required - the CVSS vector PR:N confirms unauthenticated access is sufficient. The vulnerability is present whenever the WissKI Drupal module (any version from 0.0.0 to 4.2.0) is installed and enabled on a Drupal site with network-accessible HTTP(S) endpoints. No special Drupal configuration or non-default settings are indicated as prerequisites. Exploitation is limited to sites that have WissKI installed; standard Drupal installations without this module are unaffected. The scope of accessible or modifiable data is bounded by what WissKI routes expose, with only partial confidentiality and integrity impact per CVSS (C:L/I:L), and no availability impact.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) is driven by network accessibility (AV:N), low complexity (AC:L), no required privileges (PR:N), and no user interaction (UI:N), with partial confidentiality and integrity impact but no availability impact. These metrics are internally consistent with a forceful browsing vulnerability. However, real-world risk signals significantly temper urgency: EPSS is 0.13% (3rd percentile), indicating very few similar vulnerabilities in this profile are being actively exploited; SSVC confirms exploitation status as 'none'; CISA KEV does not list this CVE; and no public proof-of-concept is identified. The SSVC 'Automatable: yes' flag is notable - once a target is identified, exploitation requires no manual effort - but the niche deployment footprint of WissKI dramatically limits the attacker-addressable surface. CVSS overstates urgency here relative to the negligible EPSS and absent exploitation signals; this is a patch-when-convenient finding for most organizations rather than an emergency.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An unauthenticated attacker enumerates WissKI-specific Drupal route paths - discoverable through public documentation or module source inspection - and issues direct HTTP GET requests to restricted endpoints without holding the required permissions. The missing authorization check allows the server to respond with restricted entity or ontology data, or permits state-modifying actions, without the attacker ever authenticating. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, but the automatable nature means scripted scanning is straightforward.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 13, 2026

Missing authorization controls in Drupal WissKI versions prior to 4.2.0 enable unauthenticated remote attackers to perform forceful browsing - directly accessing restricted resources by guessing or enumerating URLs without undergoing proper authorization checks. The affected versions span the entire release history from 0.0.0 through 4.2.0, making all prior deployments vulnerable. SSVC assessment confirms no active exploitation at time of analysis, and the EPSS score of 0.13% (3rd percentile) suggests very low real-world exploitation probability despite the automatable nature of the attack.

RemediationAI

The vendor has released a patch; upgrade WissKI to version 4.2.0 or later by following the standard Drupal module update procedure (composer update drupal/wisski or via the Drupal admin interface). Full advisory details are available at https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-059. If an immediate upgrade is not feasible, restrict access to the WissKI-served routes at the web server or reverse proxy layer by requiring authentication before requests reach the Drupal application - note this trade-off prevents legitimate public access if WissKI content is intended to be publicly browsable. Additionally, reviewing and tightening Drupal route-level permissions via the permissions UI for WissKI-registered routes may reduce exposure until the patch is applied.

Affected VersionsENISA

WissKI 0.0.0 <4.2.0

Affected Packages

composer drupal/wisski fix: 4.2.0
euvd wisski fix: 4.2.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in composer, euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

WissKI (Wissenschaftliche Kommunikations-Infrastruktur) is a Drupal contributed module providing a semantic web-based content management framework, primarily used by cultural heritage institutions and digital humanities projects for structured knowledge representation via RDF/OWL ontologies. The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) - the module fails to enforce access control checks on one or more routes or callbacks, allowing direct HTTP requests to bypass the authorization layer entirely. This is a classic forceful browsing pattern where protected resources are reachable by constructing or guessing their URLs without holding the required permissions. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:drupal:wisski:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, confirming all WissKI versions prior to 4.2.0 as vulnerable per the EUVD-2026-43063 entry.

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Severity by source

Vendor (drupal) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Forceful browsing over network with no auth or interaction; partial C and I only, no availability impact, no scope change.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (drupal).

CVSS VectorVendor: drupal

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

6
Severity Changed
Jul 13, 2026 - 19:22 NVD
CRITICAL MEDIUM
CVSS changed
Jul 13, 2026 - 19:22 NVD
9.8 (CRITICAL) 6.5 (MEDIUM)
CVSS changed
Jul 13, 2026 - 19:07 NVD
9.8 (CRITICAL)
Patch available
Jul 10, 2026 - 23:02 EUVD
CVE Published
Jul 10, 2026 - 21:44 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Jul 10, 2026 - 21:44 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Drupal WissKI allows Forceful Browsing. This issue affects WissKI versions: from 0.0.0 to 4.2.0.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche semantic-web Drupal module for cultural heritage institutions
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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