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Media Library Importer EUVDEUVD-2026-107870

| CVE-2026-81163 MEDIUM
Path Traversal (CWE-22)
2026-10-22 drupal GHSA-pm6w-6qr8-q842
5.4
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 Drupal user
  2. Delivery
    Submit import request with traversal payload
  3. Exploit
    Module resolves path outside media directory
  4. Execution
    Read or write restricted file
  5. Impact
    Limited disclosure or file tampering

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection

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

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires (1) a running Drupal site with the Media Library Importer contributed module installed at a version from 0.0.0 up to and including 2.1.4/below 2.1.6, and (2) a low-privileged authenticated account with access to the module's import functionality (CVSS PR:L - not anonymous). The specific feature or parameter carrying the traversable path is not detailed in the available sources beyond the module's media-import function. Limiting factors: authentication is mandatory (no anonymous exploitation), impact is scoped (S:U) with only partial confidentiality and integrity effect and no availability impact, and the module is a non-core contributed add-on that must be explicitly installed and enabled, so default Drupal installations are not affected.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity path traversal (CWE-22) in the Drupal contributed module Media Library Importer, carrying a CVSS 3.1 base of 5.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N). Multiple signals converge on LOW real-world urgency despite network reachability: EPSS is 0.16% (5th percentile), the CVE is NOT on CISA KEV, no public exploit or PoC reference is provided, and the SSVC decision is Exploitation: none, Automatable: no, Technical Impact: partial. The CVSS vector requires PR:L, so exploitation is authenticated, not anonymous - a meaningful limiter. The vuln.today priority of 'this_month' is consistent with a patch-available, low-probability issue rather than an emergency. No signals conflict: low EPSS, no KEV, and no PoC all align with a non-prioritized, patch-on-normal-cycle item. The main caveats are that this is a Drupal contrib (not core) module, its deployment footprint is narrow, and the advisory text (drupal.org SA-CONTRIB-2026-129) was not fully parsed here, so the precise traversal mechanism and whether it enables read, write, or both is inferred from the CVSS C:L/I:L pairing rather than confirmed from advisory prose.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with a low-privileged authenticated Drupal account on a site running Media Library Importer ≤2.1.6 submits a crafted import request containing directory-traversal sequences (e.g. ../) in a path parameter, causing the module to read or write files outside its intended media directory. Because CVSS shows only partial confidentiality and integrity impact (C:L/I:L) and no availability impact, the realistic outcome is limited disclosure or modification of specific files rather than full system compromise. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, so an attacker would need to develop the exploit from the advisory.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 22, 2026

Path traversal (CWE-22) in the Drupal contributed module Media Library Importer affects versions from 0.0.0 through 2.1.6, allowing an authenticated user with access to the module's media-import functionality to write or read files outside the intended restricted directory, with limited confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability effect. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N), so exploitation requires a low-privileged account and is not possible anonymously. No active exploitation has been observed (CISA SSVC Exploitation: none, EPSS 0.16%), and no public exploit code is identified in the available sources; default Drupal installations are unaffected because the module is a non-core add-on that must be explicitly installed.

RemediationAI

Drupal has released a fix for this issue: update the Media Library Importer contributed module to a patched release as documented in the vendor advisory at https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-129 (patch availability is confirmed from the vendor). Because the module is non-core, an alternative compensating control is to disable or uninstall Media Library Importer until it can be upgraded, at the cost of losing its media-import functionality. Additionally, restrict access to the module's import functionality to trusted, appropriately permissioned roles, since exploitation requires an authenticated account (PR:L); note that this reduces but does not eliminate exposure because the underlying pathname handling remains unfixed.

Affected VersionsENISA

Media Library Importer 0.0.0 <2.1.6

Affected Packages

composer drupal/media_library_importer fix: 2.1.6
euvd media_library_importer fix: 2.1.6

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in composer, euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is an improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (CWE-22) in the Drupal contributed module Media Library Importer, a PHP-based add-on that imports media entities into Drupal's Media Library. The CPE entry cpe:2.3:a:drupal:media_library_importer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* indicates the affected package is the module itself rather than Drupal core. The traversal arises in the module's media-import handling, where a user-supplied pathname is not adequately constrained to the intended directory; the root cause class is relative-path traversal, permitting access outside the restricted location. The available sources do not detail the specific parameter, endpoint or code path that carries the traversable value, so the exact trigger is not described. Per the CVSS vector, the attack is network-reachable with low attack complexity, requires a low-privileged authenticated account (PR:L) and no user interaction, and has unchanged scope with only partial confidentiality and integrity impact.

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Severity by source

Vendor (drupal) PRIMARY 5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.4 MEDIUM

Network-reachable import endpoint (AV:N/AC:L) requires a low-privileged authenticated account (PR:L); path traversal yields limited file read/write (C:L/I:L) with no availability impact and no scope change.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Drupal Media Library Importer allows Path Traversal. This issue affects Media Library Importer versions: from 0.0.0 to 2.1.6.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 95% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche Drupal contributed module, narrow site deployment footprint
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
5 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 0.2%
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

27
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +27
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.

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