CVE-2017-6925
Drupal Entity access bypass for entities that do not have UUIDs or have protected revisions
In versions of Drupal 8 core prior to 8.3.7; There is a vulnerability in the entity access system that could allow unwanted access to view, create, update, or delete entities. This only affects entities that do not use or do not have UUIDs, and entities that have different access restrictions on different revisions of the same entity.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
In versions of Drupal 8 core prior to 8.3.7; There is a vulnerability in the entity access system that could allow unwanted access to view, create, update, or delete entities. This only affects entities that do not use or do not have UUIDs, and entities that have different access restrictions on different revisions of the same entity.
- Record
CVE-2017-6925- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In versions of Drupal 8 core prior to 8.3.7; There is a vulnerability in the entity access system that could allow unwanted access to view, create, update, or delete entities. This only affects entities that do not use or do not have UUIDs, and entities that have different access restrictions on different revisions of the same entity.
- Record
CVE-2017-6925- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3687 No score
In versions of Drupal 8 core prior to 8.3.7; There is a vulnerability in the entity access system that could allow unwanted access to view, create, update, or delete entities. This only affects entities that do not use or do not have UUIDs, and entities that have different access restrictions on different revisions of the same entity.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3687- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f4qx-jqfq-7785
9.8
Drupal Entity access bypass for entities that do not have UUIDs or have protected revisions
In versions of Drupal 8 core prior to 8.3.7; There is a vulnerability in the entity access system that could allow unwanted access to view, create, update, or delete entities. This only affects entities that do not use or do not have UUIDs, and entities that have different access restrictions on different revisions of the same entity.
- Record
GHSA-f4qx-jqfq-7785- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
In versions of Drupal 8 core prior to 8.3.7; There is a vulnerability in the entity access system that could allow unwanted access to view, create, update, or delete entities. This only affects entities that do not use or do not have UUIDs, and entities that have different access restrictions on different revisions of the same entity.
- Record
CVE-2017-6925- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-f4qx-jqfq-7785
9.8
Drupal Entity access bypass for entities that do not have UUIDs or have protected revisions
In versions of Drupal 8 core prior to 8.3.7; There is a vulnerability in the entity access system that could allow unwanted access to view, create, update, or delete entities. This only affects entities that do not use or do not have UUIDs, and entities that have different access restrictions on different revisions of the same entity.
- Record
GHSA-f4qx-jqfq-7785- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
drupal/corePackagist |
8.0 up to 8.3.7 | 8.3.7 |
drupal/drupalPackagist |
8.0 up to 8.3.7 | 8.3.7 |
drupal/corePackagist |
8.0 up to 8.3.7, plus listed versions 8.0.08.0.0-beta108.0.0-beta118.0.0-beta128.0.0-beta13 Show 45 moreShow less8.0.0-beta148.0.0-beta158.0.0-beta168.0.0-beta68.0.0-beta78.0.0-beta88.0.0-beta98.0.0-rc18.0.0-rc28.0.0-rc38.0.0-rc48.0.18.0.28.0.38.0.48.0.58.0.68.1.08.1.0-beta18.1.0-beta28.1.0-rc18.1.18.1.108.1.28.1.38.1.48.1.58.1.68.1.78.1.88.1.98.2.08.2.0-beta18.2.0-beta28.2.0-beta38.2.0-rc18.2.0-rc28.2.18.2.28.2.38.2.48.2.58.2.68.2.78.2.8 |
8.3.7 |
drupal/drupalPackagist |
8.0 up to 8.3.7, plus listed versions 8.0.08.0.0-alpha148.0.0-alpha158.0.0-beta18.0.0-beta10 Show 45 moreShow less8.0.0-beta118.0.0-beta128.0.0-beta138.0.0-beta148.0.0-beta158.0.0-beta168.0.0-beta28.0.0-beta38.0.0-beta48.0.0-beta58.0.0-beta68.0.0-beta78.0.0-beta98.0.0-rc18.0.0-rc28.0.0-rc38.0.0-rc48.0.18.0.28.0.38.0.48.0.58.0.68.1.08.1.0-beta18.1.0-beta28.1.0-rc18.1.18.1.108.1.28.1.38.1.48.1.58.1.68.1.78.1.88.1.98.2.08.2.0-beta18.2.0-beta28.2.0-beta38.2.0-rc18.2.0-rc28.2.18.2.2 |
8.3.7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-6925 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Drupal, published January 15, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.02%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in drupal/core 8.3.7.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/100368
drupal.org/forum/newsletters/security-advisories-for-drupal-core/2017-08-16/drupal-core-multiple
securitytracker.com/id/1039200
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6925
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2017-6925.yaml
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2017-6925.yaml
drupal.org/SA-CORE-2017-004
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f4qx-jqfq-7785
github.com/drupal/core
Left out here: 28 versions. The JSON record has them.