Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege Drupal account
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DeliveryEnumerate or infer FlowDrop-managed URL endpoints
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ExploitIssue direct HTTP GET/POST to restricted endpoint
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ExecutionBypass absent authorization check
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ImpactRead or modify unauthorized workflow content
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a valid authenticated session on the Drupal site with at least low-level privileges (confirmed by PR:L in the CVSS vector) - unauthenticated visitors cannot exploit this vulnerability. The attacker must be targeting a site with FlowDrop versions 0.0.0 through less than 1.6.0 installed and enabled. No special non-default configuration is indicated beyond the module being active. Exploitation is further bounded by: unchanged scope (S:U) meaning the attacker cannot pivot beyond the Drupal application itself; low confidentiality and integrity impact with no availability impact; and the need to identify or enumerate FlowDrop-managed URL paths. Sites that issue authenticated accounts only to trusted internal users, or that do not expose the Drupal front-end to untrusted networks, face significantly reduced practical risk. |
| Impact | The vendor-assigned CVSS 3.1 score of 5.4 (Medium) reflects a bounded but genuine impact: both confidentiality and integrity are rated Low (C:L/I:L), availability is unaffected (A:N), and scope is unchanged (S:U). The low-complexity, low-privilege network vector makes exploitation straightforward for any authenticated Drupal user on a site running a vulnerable FlowDrop version. However, EPSS at 0.18% (8th percentile) signals very low real-world exploitation activity, and the absence of a CISA KEV listing and public POC further reduces urgency. Realistic priority is moderate for community or membership Drupal sites where low-privileged accounts are broadly issued to untrusted users; sites where all authenticated accounts belong to trusted internal staff face substantially lower exposure. No data conflicts or signal contradictions were identified - CVSS, EPSS, and KEV status are mutually consistent with a low-exploitation-probability Medium severity finding. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated Drupal user holding a minimal low-privilege account constructs or discovers a FlowDrop-managed URL endpoint and navigates to it directly in their browser. Because the module omits the authorization check, the request succeeds and the attacker reads workflow data or modifies content they were not authorized to access. No exploit tooling or elevated technical skill is required beyond knowing or enumerating the target URL. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 13, 2026
Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in the Drupal FlowDrop contributed module allows authenticated low-privilege users to perform Forceful Browsing - directly accessing protected URLs without proper permission checks being enforced. All FlowDrop releases from 0.0.0 up to 1.6.0 are affected; a successful attacker can read or modify content and workflow data beyond their authorized scope. No public exploit has been identified and EPSS sits at 0.18% (8th percentile), indicating negligible observed exploitation probability at time of analysis; the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV.
RemediationAI
Upgrade the FlowDrop Drupal contributed module to version 1.6.0 or later, which resolves the missing authorization issue per the vendor advisory at https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-068. The patch is confirmed available from the vendor; the exact patched version boundary (1.6.0) is inferred from the affected-version ceiling in EUVD-2026-43072 and should be verified in the advisory before deployment. If an immediate upgrade is not feasible, temporarily disabling the FlowDrop module eliminates exposure but removes all associated workflow functionality - assess the operational impact before doing so. As a partial workaround, Drupal administrators can attempt to restrict low-privilege roles from accessing FlowDrop-managed routes via Drupal's permission and role configuration, though the specific routes requiring protection are not enumerated in available data, making completeness of this mitigation uncertain. Review the advisory for any module-specific configuration guidance.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 2 packages in composer, euvd
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Technical ContextAI · show details
FlowDrop is a contributed module for the Drupal CMS (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:drupal:flowdrop) that provides workflow or data-flow functionality within Drupal installations. The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): the module fails to verify whether the requesting principal holds sufficient Drupal permissions before granting access to specific routes or resources, enabling Forceful Browsing - a technique where an attacker directly navigates to a URL that should be protected but is not guarded by an access check. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U confirms the flaw is network-reachable at low attack complexity, requiring only a low-privilege authenticated session and no user interaction, with scope confined to the vulnerable Drupal application.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Network-accessible flaw requiring low-privilege authentication; missing authorization yields limited read/write bypass with no availability or scope impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (drupal).
CVSS VectorVendor: drupal
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Drupal FlowDrop allows Forceful Browsing. This issue affects FlowDrop versions: from 0.0.0 to 1.6.0.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
EUVD-2026-43072
GHSA-7v2j-q5j9-4g8x
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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