Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain high-privilege Drupal credentials
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ExploitIdentify restricted Examples module routes
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ExecutionIssue direct HTTP request bypassing authorization
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ImpactAccess or modify limited protected resources
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 the Examples for Developers Drupal contributed module (versions 0.0.0 through 4.0.5) to be installed and enabled on the target site - a condition that should not exist in production environments, as this module is explicitly a developer reference tool. The attacker must hold an authenticated session with high Drupal privileges (PR:H per CVSS vector), meaning prior account compromise or insider access is a prerequisite. High attack complexity (AC:H) indicates that specific conditions beyond the attacker's direct control must align, such as knowledge of specific restricted route paths and the exact configuration state of the module. Limiting factors include: required prior high-privilege authentication, high attack complexity, no automatable exploitation path per SSVC, and a module that legitimate security baselines should prohibit from production deployment. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N yields a score of 3.3 (Low), and the high complexity (AC:H) combined with high required privileges (PR:H) severely constrains the practical attack surface - an attacker must already hold elevated Drupal credentials and navigate specific non-obvious conditions to trigger the flaw. EPSS at 0.14% (4th percentile) reflects extremely low observed exploitation probability. SSVC independently confirms: exploitation status is none, the attack is not automatable, and technical impact is only partial. There is no CISA KEV listing and no publicly available exploit code. All signals are internally consistent and reinforce a low-priority classification. The product itself is a developer demonstration module with no expected production footprint, further reducing real-world exposure. This is not a prioritization candidate in most environments. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already holds a high-privilege authenticated Drupal account - such as an administrator or a compromised privileged user - directly browses to restricted URL paths exposed by the Examples for Developers module that lack proper authorization checks. The missing access control allows the attacker to view or modify limited content or configuration data accessible through those routes without the system enforcing the intended permission boundary. No public exploit code exists at time of analysis, and the high-privilege prerequisite makes this scenario contingent on prior account compromise. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 13, 2026
Missing Authorization in Drupal's Examples for Developers module (versions 0.0.0 through 4.0.5) permits forceful browsing by an already highly-privileged authenticated attacker, exposing restricted paths with limited confidentiality and integrity impact. All available signals converge on minimal real-world risk: CVSS scores 3.3 (Low), EPSS sits at 0.14% (4th percentile), SSVC reports no known exploitation and non-automatable attack conditions, and neither active exploitation nor public proof-of-concept code has been identified. A vendor patch is available at version 4.0.6.
RemediationAI
Update the Examples for Developers Drupal module to version 4.0.6 or later, as confirmed by the affected version range in EUVD-2026-43050 and the vendor advisory at https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-044. Given this module is explicitly a developer reference tool and not intended for production environments, the most effective remediation for production sites is to uninstall and remove the module entirely - this eliminates the attack surface with no functional trade-off for production workloads. If the module must remain enabled in a development or staging context, restrict Drupal administrative role assignments to minimize the population of accounts meeting the PR:H prerequisite. No workarounds independent of patching or removal have been identified in available references.
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-862 (Missing Authorization) describes a failure to verify that the requesting principal is authorized to access a specific resource before granting access, distinct from authentication failures. In the Drupal ecosystem, this manifests as a contributed module omitting access checks on menu callbacks or route definitions, enabling direct URL traversal (forceful browsing) to otherwise restricted content. The affected product is the Drupal contributed module 'Examples for Developers' (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:drupal:examples_for_developers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), which is a developer reference and teaching module designed to demonstrate Drupal coding patterns - it is not intended for production deployment. The attack vector is network-based (AV:N), consistent with a web-accessible Drupal route lacking an access callback.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Network-accessible Drupal route but PR:H required (elevated session prerequisite) and AC:H reflects non-trivial path enumeration; no availability impact applies.
Primary rating from Vendor (drupal).
CVSS VectorVendor: drupal
Lifecycle Timeline
5DescriptionCVE.org
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Drupal Examples for Developers allows Forceful Browsing. This issue affects Examples for Developers versions: from 0.0.0 to 4.0.6.
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-2026-43050
GHSA-q6w5-4q59-rj5q
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
VulDB
Exploit-DB