Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify Drupal site running Xray Audit
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ExploitRequest protected audit route directly
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ExecutionMissing authorization check bypassed
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ImpactRead exposed audit data / invoke audit function
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 that the Drupal Xray Audit contrib module be installed and enabled on a network-reachable Drupal site at an affected version (0.0.0-1.6.3, 2.0.0-2.0.4, or 3.0.0-3.1.1); the flaw is reachable without authentication, privileges, or user interaction (PR:N/UI:N), so no special configuration toggle is cited in the advisory. The primary limiting factor is deployment scope: Xray Audit is an optional contrib auditing module, so only sites that have specifically installed it are exposed - this is not a default-Drupal condition. The exact protected routes affected and whether exploitation yields only data disclosure or also triggers audit actions are not described in the available sources. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity, low-urgency issue that should be patched on a normal cycle rather than as an emergency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) indicates a network-reachable flaw requiring no privileges or user interaction, which maps consistently to CWE-862 Missing Authorization / Forceful Browsing - an unauthorized party reaching resources that should be access-controlled. However, the impact is bounded (C:L/I:L/A:N, scope unchanged), yielding a 6.5 base score rather than a critical rating. The exploitation signals agree with this low-priority reading and do not conflict: EPSS is 0.13% (3rd percentile, very low), the CVE is NOT on CISA KEV, and SSVC records Exploitation: none. The only elevating signal is SSVC Automatable: yes, which is expected for a no-auth forceful-browsing bug that can be scripted, but 'Automatable' describes ease of scaling IF exploitation occurs, not that it is occurring. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', consistent with 'patch in a normal maintenance window.' No key signals are missing except a verified working exploit; the two references are the Drupal security advisory and the NVD mirror, not published exploit code. Net: a real but non-urgent authorization gap in a Drupal contrib module, not a high-CVSS-but-illusory issue, yet also not an active-exploitation emergency. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated remote attacker directly requests (forcefully browses to) the Xray Audit module's URLs/routes on a Drupal site, bypassing the missing authorization check to view audit output or invoke audit functionality intended only for privileged users. Because no authentication, privileges, or user interaction are required, the request can be scripted and repeated across many sites. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; the trigger mechanics beyond 'forceful browsing to protected routes' are not described in the available sources. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 30, 2026
Missing authorization in the Drupal Xray Audit contrib module allows unauthenticated remote visitors to reach protected routes directly, a forceful-browsing condition affecting the 1.x branch through 1.6.3, the 2.x branch through 2.0.4, and the 3.x branch through 3.1.1. Only Drupal sites that have installed and enabled this optional auditing module are exposed, so deployment scope is narrow; the advisory rates the issue CVSS 3.1 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N), with limited confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact. No public exploit code has been identified at the time of analysis (EPSS 0.13%, 3rd percentile), CISA SSVC records exploitation as none, and a vendor patch is available, so this is prioritised for patching this month rather than as an emergency.
RemediationAI
Apply the vendor fix by upgrading the Xray Audit module beyond the affected branches, following Drupal security advisory SA-CONTRIB-2026-206 at https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-206, which is the authoritative source for the exact patched releases in each branch; patch availability is confirmed from the vendor, but the advisory must be consulted for the precise fixed version because it is not enumerated in the supplied data. Because exposure depends entirely on the module being installed and enabled, sites that do not require Xray Audit's auditing functionality can eliminate the exposure by uninstalling the module, at the cost of losing its audit reporting. No workaround short of updating is documented in the available sources, and the missing authorization check is inherent to the module code, so configuration changes elsewhere in Drupal should not be relied on as a substitute for the vendor update. Given EPSS 0.13% (3rd percentile), no recorded exploitation, and a this_month priority, the upgrade can be scheduled on a normal maintenance cycle rather than treated as an emergency.
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
The flaw is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) in a Drupal contributed module. In Drupal's routing and access system, each route declares access requirements such as a permission, role, or custom access callback; when that requirement is absent or not enforced, the route becomes reachable by anyone who requests its URL directly, which is the classic forceful-browsing pattern. Xray Audit is a site-auditing module that inspects Drupal content and configuration, so the affected routes are those the module exposes for its auditing functionality. The CVSS vector confirms the network vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), with low confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact (C:L/I:L/A:N). The advisory does not describe which specific routes lack the access check, nor whether exploitation yields only disclosure of audit data or can also trigger audit actions, so the precise trigger and data reachable are not described in the available sources. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:drupal:xray_audit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies the affected component as the Xray Audit module rather than Drupal core, and exposure is conditional on the module being installed and enabled on a network-reachable site.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Missing authorization reachable over the network with no auth or interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); forceful browsing exposes/triggers restricted audit resources for limited confidentiality and integrity impact, no availability effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (drupal).
CVSS VectorVendor: drupal
Lifecycle Timeline
4DescriptionCVE.org
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Drupal Xray Audit allows Forceful Browsing. This issue affects Xray Audit versions: from 0.0.0 to 1.6.3, from 2.0.0 to 2.0.4, from 3.0.0 to 3.1.1.
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
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What every action level means
SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
EUVD-2026-113569
GHSA-q84f-94gg-952g
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
Exploit-DB