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CVE-2013-6386

Drupal 6.x before 6.29 and 7.x before 7.24 uses the PHP mt_rand function to generate random...

6.8 MediumFix available

Drupal 6.x before 6.29 and 7.x before 7.24 uses the PHP mt_rand function to generate random numbers, which uses predictable seeds and allows remote attackers to predict security strings and bypass intended restrictions via a brute force attack.

Exploit likelihood

2.08%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Drupal 6.x before 6.29 and 7.x before 7.24 uses the PHP mt_rand function to generate random numbers, which uses predictable seeds and allows remote attackers to predict security strings and bypass intended restrictions via a brute force attack.

Record
CVE-2013-6386
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-310
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Drupal 6.x before 6.29 and 7.x before 7.24 uses the PHP mt_rand function to generate random numbers, which uses predictable seeds and allows remote attackers to predict security strings and bypass intended restrictions via a brute force attack.

Record
CVE-2013-6386
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-6211 No score

Drupal 6.x before 6.29 and 7.x before 7.24 uses the PHP mt_rand function to generate random numbers, which uses predictable seeds and allows remote attackers to predict security strings and bypass intended restrictions via a brute force attack.

Record
EUVD-2013-6211
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4588-3gxf-rhp2 No score

Drupal 6.x before 6.29 and 7.x before 7.24 uses the PHP mt_rand function to generate random...

Drupal 6.x before 6.29 and 7.x before 7.24 uses the PHP mt_rand function to generate random numbers, which uses predictable seeds and allows remote attackers to predict security strings and bypass intended restrictions via a brute force attack.

Record
GHSA-4588-3gxf-rhp2
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2013-0359 No score

Updated drupal package fixes security vulnerabilities

Drupal's form API has built-in cross-site request forgery (CSRF) validation, and also allows any module to perform its own validation on the form. In certain common cases, form validation functions may execute unsafe operations (CVE-2013-6385).

Drupal core directly used the mt_rand() pseudorandom number generator for generating security related strings used in several core modules. It was found that brute force tools could determine the seeds making these strings predictable under certain circumstances (CVE-2013-6386).

Image field descriptions are not properly sanitized before they are printed to HTML, thereby exposing a cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2013-6387).

A cross-site scripting vulnerability was found in the Color module. A malicious attacker could trick an authenticated administrative user into visiting a page containing specific JavaScript that could lead to a reflected cross-site scripting attack via JavaScript execution in CSS (CVE-2013-6388).

The Overlay module displays administrative pages as a layer over the current page (using JavaScript), rather than replacing the page in the browser window. The Overlay module did not sufficiently validate URLs prior to displaying their contents, leading to an open redirect vulnerability (CVE-2013-6389).

Record
MGASA-2013-0359
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-6386 No score

Drupal 6.x before 6.29 and 7.x before 7.24 uses the PHP mt_rand function to generate random numbers, which uses predictable seeds and allows remote attackers to predict security strings and bypass intended restrictions via a brute force attack.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6386
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
drupal7
Debian:7
before 7.14-2+deb7u1, plus listed versions
7.14-27.14-2+deb7u1~bpo60+1
7.14-2+deb7u1
drupal6
Debian:6.0
before 6.29-1, plus listed versions
6.18-16.18-1squeeze16.20-16.20-1~bpo50+16.20-1~bpo60+1
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6.20-26.22-16.22-1~bpo60+16.26-16.26-1.16.26-1~bpo60+16.28-1
6.29-1
drupal
Mageia:3
before 7.24-1.1.mga3
7.24-1.1.mga3

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2013-6386 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Drupal, published November 26, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.08%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in drupal7 7.14-2+deb7u1.

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