CVE-2018-7600
Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because…
- 9.8CriticalCVSS base score
- 100.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.1% of all CVEs
- YesKnown exploitedin CISA's KEV since 3 Nov 2021
- 5Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because of an issue affecting multiple subsystems with default or common module configurations.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Drupal Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
- Added
- 3 Nov 2021
- Fix due (US federal)
- 3 May 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Known
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ENISA's EU Vulnerability Database lists it as exploited, from CISA's KEV, since 3 Nov 2021.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module, a Nuclei template and 3 Exploit-DB entries for it. 3 references of the record are tagged as an exploit. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: it is being exploited.
Show the exploits8
Metasploit modules1 module
- Drupal Drupalgeddon 2 Forms API Property Injection (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/unix/webapp/drupal_drupalgeddon2Rank excellentdisclosed 28 Mar 2018
Nuclei templates1 template
- Drupal - Remote Code Execution (Nuclei template) (opens in a new tab)
http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-7600.yamlSeverity critical
Exploit-DB3 entries
- Drupal < 8.3.9 / < 8.4.6 / < 8.5.1 - 'Drupalgeddon2' Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 44482remote, phppublished 17 Apr 2018Verified
- Drupal < 8.3.9 / < 8.4.6 / < 8.5.1 - 'Drupalgeddon2' Remote Code Execution (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 44448webapps, phppublished 13 Apr 2018Verified
- Drupal < 7.58 / < 8.3.9 / < 8.4.6 / < 8.5.1 - 'Drupalgeddon2' Remote Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 44449webapps, phppublished 13 Apr 2018Verified
References tagged exploit3 references
- 44482 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 44448 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 44449 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By drupal
- 28 days later
· 28 days later
Published
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Added to CISA KEV
Known exploited, also by ransomware
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 100.0% · top 0.1% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Affected products
Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1
- affected Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Packagistdrupal/coreGHSA-7fh9-933g-885p (opens in a new tab)
- Packagistdrupal/drupalGHSA-7fh9-933g-885p (opens in a new tab)
References
21
- https://github.com/g0rx/CVE-2018-7600-Drupal-RCE (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1040598 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://twitter.com/arancaytar/status/979090719003627521 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://twitter.com/RicterZ/status/979567469726613504 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2018-002 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_17 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/a2u/CVE-2018-7600 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 44482 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://research.checkpoint.com/uncovering-drupalgeddon-2/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://groups.drupal.org/security/faq-2018-002 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-4156 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180328 [SECURITY] [DLA 1325-1] drupal7 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 44448 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 103534 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://badpackets.net/over-100000-drupal-websites-vulnerable-to-drupalgeddon-2-cve-2018-7600/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://greysec.net/showthread.php?tid=2912&pid=10561 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://blog.appsecco.com/remote-code-execution-with-drupal-core-sa-core-2018-002-95e6ecc0c714 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.tenable.com/blog/critical-drupal-core-vulnerability-what-you-need-to-know (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://twitter.com/RicterZ/status/984495201354854401 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 44449 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-7600 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2022-2985 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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