Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify merge-entity endpoint URL
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ExploitRequest it without proper authorization
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ExecutionBypass incorrect authorization check
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ImpactView or modify referenced entities
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
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 the Drupal 'Entity Reference Manager (Merge entities)' contrib module to be installed and enabled at a version in the range 0.0.0 through 1.0.2 (fixed in 1.0.3), and the attacker must reach the module's merge-entity functionality via its exposed route. The CVSS vector indicates no privileges and no user interaction (PR:N/UI:N) over the network, implying default-reachable endpoints; however, the sources do not specify the exact endpoint or whether a logged-in session is needed, so the unauthenticated assumption should be confirmed against the vendor advisory. Limiting factors: the flaw only exists where this specific contrib module is deployed, and impact is capped at partial confidentiality and integrity with no availability effect. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity, low-urgency issue rather than a top priority. The input CVSS of 6.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity authorization flaw with no privileges or user interaction required and only partial confidentiality and integrity impact (no availability impact). EPSS is very low at 0.15% (5th percentile), the CVE is NOT listed in CISA KEV, and no verified working exploit code is referenced - only a vuldb advisory entry. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', consistent with a real but non-emergency fix window. Signals are coherent and point the same direction: genuine authorization weakness but limited real-world pressure. The main caveat is mechanism: the description labels this 'Forceful Browsing' under CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), but the sources do not state exactly which merge-entity endpoint or operation lacks the authorization check, nor whether any authenticated session is needed to reach it, so the PR:N assumption should be verified against the Drupal advisory (sa-contrib-2026-194). |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker directly requests the module's merge-entity URLs/endpoints, and because the authorization check is missing or incorrect, they reach functionality or data that should be restricted (forceful browsing). This permits unauthorized viewing or modification of referenced entity data (C:L/I:L). No public exploit code is referenced, so exploitation would require manually identifying the vulnerable endpoint from the module's routes. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 30, 2026
Drupal's Entity Reference Manager contrib module (Merge entities submodule) versions 0.0.0 through 1.0.3 fail to enforce proper authorization on its merge-entity functionality, allowing forceful browsing to reach routes a user should not be permitted to access. Sites are affected only where this optional contrib module is installed and enabled; impact is limited to partial confidentiality and integrity with no availability effect, and the trigger conditions are not fully described in the available sources. No KEV listing or confirmed public exploit code exists, EPSS is low at 0.15% (5th percentile), and a vendor patch is available.
RemediationAI
Upgrade the Entity Reference Manager (Merge entities) module to the fixed release 1.0.3 or later as directed by the Drupal security advisory https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-194. Where upgrading cannot be done immediately, sites that do not need the Merge entities submodule should disable or uninstall it, since the vulnerability exists only where the module is enabled; note that disabling removes the entity-merge functionality entirely, and any related configuration or references should be reviewed first. No other specific compensating controls are stated in the supplied sources, and no vendor statement beyond the patched 1.0.3 release is available.
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
CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) is the root-cause class: the module's access control logic does not adequately verify that the requesting user is entitled to invoke the merge-entities operation, so the route can be reached directly ('forceful browsing') rather than only through intended navigation. The technology involved is Drupal's contrib module ecosystem and its routing/access-check layer for the Entity Reference Manager (Merge entities) module, identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:drupal:entity_reference_manager_(merge_entities) and tracked by Drupal's own security team (SA-contrib-2026-194) plus EUVD-2026-113581. The supplied CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N, indicating a network-reachable flaw with no privileges and no user interaction required in the assessed vector, capped at low confidentiality and integrity impact. The sources do not specify which exact endpoint is exposed or whether a logged-in session is in practice required, so default-reachability of the merge route should be confirmed against the vendor advisory before assuming fully unauthenticated exploitation.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Network-reachable forceful-browsing authorization flaw with low complexity; PR:N/UI:N per available data, partial C/I impact on referenced entities and no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (drupal).
CVSS VectorVendor: drupal
Lifecycle Timeline
4DescriptionCVE.org
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Drupal Entity Reference Manager (Merge entities) allows Forceful Browsing. This issue affects Entity Reference Manager (Merge entities) versions: from 0.0.0 to 1.0.3.
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
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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-2026-113581
GHSA-j2m9-55qr-cp4m
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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VulDB
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