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Taxonomy Term Glossary CVE-2026-87954

| EUVDEUVD-2026-107847 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-10-22 drupal GHSA-78cv-cmcx-cx8m
4.3
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
    Authenticate as low-privileged user
  2. Exploit
    Request restricted taxonomy glossary URLs
  3. Impact
    Read unauthorized term 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

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated session on the Drupal site: the CVSS vector specifies PR:L, so a valid low-privileged account is needed, and the attacker then performs forceful browsing - directly requesting taxonomy term glossary resources whose access controls are missing (CWE-862) - to view content they should not reach. The specific URLs, routes, or module configuration that expose the restricted terms are not described in the available sources. Limiting factors: authentication is required (not anonymous), impact is confined to confidentiality (C:L; no integrity or availability effect), and only the Taxonomy Term Glossary contrib module versions below 4.6.0 are affected, so upgrading to 4.6.0 removes the condition.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity information-disclosure issue, not an emergency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N, base 4.3) indicates a network-reachable flaw that is low-complexity but requires an authenticated low-privileged account (PR:L) and yields only limited confidentiality impact (C:L/I:N/A:N) - consistent with CWE-862 Missing Authorization and the 'Forceful Browsing' behavior described. The decision signals align toward low urgency: EPSS is 0.15% (4th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit or PoC reference is present, so exploitation is neither confirmed nor demonstrated. The vuln.today priority label is 'this_month', which matches a patch-when-convenient posture rather than act_now/emergency. The only point of friction is the input Tag 'Authentication Bypass', which conflicts with the CWE-862 Missing Authorization classification and the description - this is an authorization (access-control) weakness, not an authentication bypass; treat the tag with caution. Net: a genuine but low-priority access-control bug affecting a niche Drupal contrib module.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds a low-privileged authenticated account on the Drupal site directly requests taxonomy term glossary URLs or endpoints that should be access-restricted, and the missing authorization check lets them view term data they were not authorized to see. No public exploit or PoC reference is provided, and impact is limited to disclosure of information (no modification or denial of service).

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 – Oct 22, 2026

Authenticated low-privileged users can read restricted taxonomy term glossary content on Drupal sites running the Taxonomy Term Glossary contrib module before 4.6.0, because directly requested glossary resources lack authorization checks. The issue is CWE-862 missing authorization, rated CVSS 3.1 4.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N), so exploitation needs a valid account and affects confidentiality only. EPSS is 0.15% (4th percentile); no public exploit identified at time of analysis, no CISA KEV entry is indicated, and a vendor patch is available.

RemediationAI

Upgrade the Drupal Taxonomy Term Glossary contrib module to version 4.6.0 or later; this is the vendor-released fix for versions before 4.6.0. The vendor advisory is https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-152. No specific workaround or configuration-level mitigation is described in the supplied sources, so sites that cannot update immediately do not have an evidence-backed compensating control listed here.

Affected VersionsENISA

Taxonomy Term Glossary 0.0.0 <4.6.0

Affected Packages

composer drupal/term_glossary fix: 4.6.0
euvd taxonomy_term_glossary fix: 4.6.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in composer, euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

The affected component is the Drupal contrib module Taxonomy Term Glossary, identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:drupal:taxonomy_term_glossary:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. It provides glossary-style views over taxonomy terms, and the root cause is CWE-862: an authorization check is missing, allowing forceful browsing by a user who is already authenticated with low privileges (CVSS PR:L). Impact is limited to confidentiality (C:L) with no integrity or availability effect. The exact routes, URLs, or module configurations that expose restricted terms are not described in the available sources.

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Severity by source

Vendor (drupal) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable missing authorization requiring a low-privileged account (PR:L), low complexity, no user interaction, disclosing limited data only (C:L, I:N, A:N).

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

Primary rating from Vendor (drupal).

CVSS VectorVendor: drupal

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 22, 2026 - 03:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 22, 2026 - 01:21 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Drupal Taxonomy Term Glossary allows Forceful Browsing. This issue affects Taxonomy Term Glossary versions: from 0.0.0 to 4.6.0.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 96% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche Drupal contrib module, limited deployment beyond specific sites
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

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
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

22
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
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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