CVE-2022-25277

Description

Drupal core sanitizes filenames with dangerous extensions upon upload (reference: SA-CORE-2020-012) and strips leading and trailing dots from filenames to prevent uploading server configuration files (reference: SA-CORE-2019-010). However, the protections for these two vulnerabilities previously did not work correctly together. As a result, if the site were configured to allow the upload of files with an htaccess extension, these files' filenames would not be properly sanitized. This could allow bypassing the protections provided by Drupal core's default .htaccess files and possible remote code execution on Apache web servers. This issue is mitigated by the fact that it requires a field administrator to explicitly configure a file field to allow htaccess as an extension (a restricted permission), or a contributed module or custom code that overrides allowed file uploads.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.14%
Vendor Advisory drupal.org
Affected: Drupal Core
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-25277?
CVE-2022-25277 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-25277?
To fix CVE-2022-25277, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-25277 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-25277 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-25277?
CVE-2022-25277 affects Drupal Core.
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