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Drupal Diff EUVDEUVD-2026-69992

| CVE-2026-73478 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-09-02 drupal GHSA-ghfg-j64w-r9hj
5.3
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
    Identify internet-facing Drupal site
  2. Delivery
    Confirm Diff module presence via page artifacts or headers
  3. Exploit
    Enumerate or guess revision diff URL patterns
  4. Execution
    Send unauthenticated HTTP GET request
  5. Impact
    Receive unauthorized revision diff content

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
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

The Drupal Diff contributed module must be installed and enabled on the target site - it is not part of Drupal core, so sites that have never installed it are unaffected. Meaningful confidentiality impact requires that at least some content on the site is access-restricted at the node or content-type level (e.g., unpublished drafts, members-only content); sites where all content is fully public experience no additional exposure. No authentication, special configuration, or non-default setting is required for exploitation: PR:N and AC:L in the CVSS vector confirm that any network-reachable instance running an affected version is exploitable. Exploitation is limited to read-only access to revision diff data; no write, delete, or privilege-escalation capability is exposed by this flaw.

Impact

The Medium CVSS score of 5.3 accurately reflects a bounded real-world risk: the flaw leaks revision diff content but confers no write or administrative capability (I:N, A:N), and scope is unchanged (S:U), so lateral movement or privilege escalation is not directly enabled by this vulnerability alone. The unauthenticated network attack vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) means any internet-facing Drupal instance running the affected module is reachable without credentials, which is the meaningful risk factor for sites that host access-restricted or draft content. EPSS data was not included in the provided intelligence, so probabilistic exploitation frequency cannot be quantified. No public exploit code has been published and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV, indicating opportunistic scanning has not yet emerged as a significant threat. The practical impact depends entirely on the sensitivity of the content managed in the affected Drupal instance - a site hosting only fully public content gains no additional exposure, while a site with embargoed drafts or confidential editorial revisions should treat this as a genuine disclosure risk and apply the vendor patch without delay.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An unauthenticated attacker discovers a Drupal site running the affected Diff module by observing diff-related HTML or JavaScript artifacts in page source. The attacker constructs or enumerates node revision comparison URLs (e.g., /node/42/revisions/view/100/101/split) and issues direct HTTP GET requests; because the module omits the access check, the server responds with the full diff of those revisions regardless of the node's access restrictions. No exploit tooling or authentication is required beyond a standard HTTP client.

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 – Sep 02, 2026

Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in the Drupal Diff contributed module allows unauthenticated remote users to perform Forceful Browsing against revision comparison endpoints that should be access-controlled, resulting in limited confidentiality exposure of content diff data. Affected versions span Diff 0.0.0-<2.0.1 and 2.1.0-<2.1.1; a vendor-released patch is available via Drupal Security Advisory SA-Contrib-2026-096. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

The primary remediation is to update the Drupal Diff module to a patched release per the vendor advisory at https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-096. Based on the reported affected ranges (0.0.0-<2.0.1 and 2.1.0-<2.1.1), the implied fixed versions are 2.0.1 and 2.1.1 respectively; site administrators should verify the exact release tag against the advisory before deploying. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, the most effective compensating control is to uninstall or disable the Diff module entirely via the Drupal module administration interface (/admin/modules), which removes the vulnerable code path with no impact to Drupal core functionality. A secondary control is to restrict access to revision comparison URL patterns (e.g., /node/*/revisions/view/* or equivalent diff routes) at the web server layer via nginx location blocks or Apache RewriteRules; this mitigates unauthenticated access but may break legitimate editorial use and requires knowledge of the site's URL structure. Restricting public HTTP access to the Drupal installation entirely (placing it behind VPN or IP allowlist) eliminates network exposure at the cost of legitimate accessibility.

Affected VersionsENISA

Diff 0.0.0 <2.0.1
Diff 2.1.0 <2.1.1

Affected Packages

composer drupal/diff fix: 2.0.1, 2.1.1
euvd diff fix: 2.0.1, 2.1.1

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 Drupal Diff module (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:drupal:diff) is a contributed extension for the Drupal CMS that renders side-by-side or inline comparisons between content revisions. The root cause is CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization): the module fails to enforce node-level or content-type-level access controls before presenting a diff view, allowing a requesting party to bypass the expected permission gate by directly navigating to a revision comparison URL. Forceful Browsing (OWASP WSTG-ATHZ-04) describes exactly this pattern - direct URL construction circumvents front-end authorization checks without requiring any credential. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N is consistent with an unauthenticated, network-reachable read-only exposure affecting only confidentiality.

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Severity by source

Vendor (drupal) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.3 MEDIUM

Unauthenticated network access confirmed by PR:N; impact is read-only confidentiality of diff content with no integrity or availability effect.

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

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVSS changed
Sep 02, 2026 - 19:22 NVD
5.3 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Sep 02, 2026 - 14:17 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 02, 2026 - 12:32 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Drupal Diff allows Forceful Browsing. This issue affects Diff versions: from 0.0.0 to 2.0.1, from 2.1.0 to 2.1.1.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 92% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular contributed Drupal module used on editorial Drupal sites
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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