CVE-2020-13672
Drupal core Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal core's sanitization API fails to properly filter cross-site scripting under certain circumstances. This issue affects: Drupal Core 9.1.x versions prior to 9.1.7; 9.0.x versions prior to 9.0.12; 8.9.x versions prior to 8.9.14; 7.x versions prior to 7.80.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.1
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal core's sanitization API fails to properly filter cross-site scripting under certain circumstances. This issue affects: Drupal Core 9.1.x versions prior to 9.1.7; 9.0.x versions prior to 9.0.12; 8.9.x versions prior to 8.9.14; 7.x versions prior to 7.80.
- Record
CVE-2020-13672- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 Low
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal core's sanitization API fails to properly filter cross-site scripting under certain circumstances. This issue affects: Drupal Core 9.1.x versions prior to 9.1.7; 9.0.x versions prior to 9.0.12; 8.9.x versions prior to 8.9.14; 7.x versions prior to 7.80.
- Record
CVE-2020-13672- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0793 No score
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal core's sanitization API fails to properly filter cross-site scripting under certain circumstances. This issue affects: Drupal Core 9.1.x versions prior to 9.1.7; 9.0.x versions prior to 9.0.12; 8.9.x versions prior to 8.9.14; 7.x versions prior to 7.80.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0793- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3m36-mjwj-352c
6.1
Drupal core Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal core's sanitization API fails to properly filter cross-site scripting under certain circumstances. This issue affects: Drupal Core 9.1.x versions prior to 9.1.7; 9.0.x versions prior to 9.0.12; 8.9.x versions prior to 8.9.14; 7.x versions prior to 7.80.
- Record
GHSA-3m36-mjwj-352c- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-13672
6.1
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal core's sanitization API fails to properly filter cross-site scripting under certain circumstances. This issue affects: Drupal Core 9.1.x versions prior to 9.1.7; 9.0.x versions prior to 9.0.12; 8.9.x versions prior to 8.9.14; 7.x versions prior to 7.80.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2020-13672- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
6.1
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal core's sanitization API fails to properly filter cross-site scripting under certain circumstances. This issue affects: Drupal Core 9.1.x versions prior to 9.1.7; 9.0.x versions prior to 9.0.12; 8.9.x versions prior to 8.9.14; 7.x versions prior to 7.80.
- Record
CVE-2020-13672- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-3m36-mjwj-352c
6.1
Drupal core Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal core's sanitization API fails to properly filter cross-site scripting under certain circumstances. This issue affects: Drupal Core 9.1.x versions prior to 9.1.7; 9.0.x versions prior to 9.0.12; 8.9.x versions prior to 8.9.14; 7.x versions prior to 7.80.
- Record
GHSA-3m36-mjwj-352c- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-13672
6.1
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal core's sanitization API fails to properly filter cross-site scripting under certain circumstances. This issue affects: Drupal Core 9.1.x versions prior to 9.1.7; 9.0.x versions prior to 9.0.12; 8.9.x versions prior to 8.9.14; 7.x versions prior to 7.80.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13672- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-drupal-2020-13672 No score
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal core's sanitization API fails to properly filter cross-site scripting under certain circumstances. This issue affects: Drupal Core 9.1.x versions prior to 9.1.7; 9.0.x versions prior to 9.0.12; 8.9.x versions prior to 8.9.14; 7.x versions prior to 7.80.
- Record
BIT-drupal-2020-13672- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDRUPAL-CORE-2021-002 No score
Drupal core's sanitization API fails to properly filter cross-site scripting under certain circumstances.
Not all sites and users are affected, but configuration changes to prevent the exploit might be impractical and will vary between sites. Therefore, we recommend all sites update to this release as soon as possible.
- Record
DRUPAL-CORE-2021-002- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
drupal/corePackagist |
7.0.0 up to 7.80 | 7.80 |
drupal/corePackagist |
8.0.0 up to 8.9.14 | 8.9.14 |
drupal/corePackagist |
9.0.0 up to 9.0.12 | 9.0.12 |
drupal/corePackagist |
9.1.0 up to 9.1.7 | 9.1.7 |
drupal/drupalPackagist |
7.0.0 up to 7.80 | 7.80 |
drupal/drupalPackagist |
8.0.0 up to 8.9.14 | 8.9.14 |
drupal/drupalPackagist |
9.0.0 up to 9.0.12 | 9.0.12 |
drupal/drupalPackagist |
9.1.0 up to 9.1.7 | 9.1.7 |
drupal7Alpine:v3.13 |
before 7.81-r0 | 7.81-r0 |
drupal7Alpine:v3.14 |
before 7.81-r0 | 7.81-r0 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
drupal7Alpine:v3.15 |
before 7.81-r0 | 7.81-r0 |
drupal7Alpine:v3.16 |
before 7.81-r0 | 7.81-r0 |
drupal7Alpine:v3.17 |
before 7.81-r0 | 7.81-r0 |
drupal7Alpine:v3.18 |
before 7.81-r0 | 7.81-r0 |
drupal7Alpine:v3.19 |
before 7.81-r0 | 7.81-r0 |
drupal7Alpine:v3.20 |
before 7.81-r0 | 7.81-r0 |
drupalBitnami |
before 7.80.0, 8.9.0 up to 8.9.14, 9.0.0 up to 9.0.12, 9.1.0 up to 9.1.7 | 7.80.08.9.149.0.129.1.7 |
drupal7Debian:9 |
before 7.52-2+deb9u15, plus listed versions 7.52-27.52-2+deb9u17.52-2+deb9u107.52-2+deb9u117.52-2+deb9u12 Show 10 moreShow less7.52-2+deb9u137.52-2+deb9u147.52-2+deb9u27.52-2+deb9u37.52-2+deb9u47.52-2+deb9u57.52-2+deb9u67.52-2+deb9u77.52-2+deb9u87.52-2+deb9u9 |
7.52-2+deb9u15 |
drupal/corePackagist |
8.0.0 up to 8.9.14, 9.0.0 up to 9.0.12, 9.1.0 up to 9.1.7, plus listed versions 8.0.18.0.28.0.38.0.48.0.5 Show 45 moreShow less8.0.68.1.08.1.0-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-rc28.2.18.2.28.2.38.2.48.2.58.2.68.2.78.2.88.3.08.3.0-alpha18.3.0-beta18.3.0-rc18.3.0-rc28.3.18.3.28.3.38.3.48.3.58.3.68.3.78.3.88.3.98.4.08.4.0-alpha1 |
8.9.149.0.129.1.7 |
drupal/corePackagist |
8.0.0 up to 8.9.14, plus listed versions 8.0.18.0.28.0.38.0.48.0.5 Show 45 moreShow less8.0.68.1.08.1.0-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-rc28.2.18.2.28.2.38.2.48.2.58.2.68.2.78.2.88.3.08.3.0-alpha18.3.0-beta18.3.0-rc18.3.0-rc28.3.18.3.28.3.38.3.48.3.58.3.68.3.78.3.88.3.98.4.08.4.0-alpha1 |
8.9.14 |
drupal/corePackagist |
9.0.0 up to 9.0.12, plus listed versions 9.0.19.0.109.0.119.0.29.0.3 Show 6 moreShow less9.0.49.0.59.0.69.0.79.0.89.0.9 |
9.0.12 |
drupal/corePackagist |
9.1.0 up to 9.1.7, plus listed versions 9.1.19.1.29.1.39.1.49.1.59.1.6 |
9.1.7 |
drupal/drupalPackagist |
8.0.0 up to 8.9.14, plus listed versions 8.0.18.0.28.0.38.0.48.0.5 Show 45 moreShow less8.0.68.1.08.1.0-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-rc28.2.18.2.28.2.38.2.48.2.58.2.68.2.78.2.88.3.08.3.0-alpha18.3.0-beta18.3.0-rc18.3.0-rc28.3.18.3.28.3.38.3.48.3.58.3.68.3.78.3.88.3.98.4.08.4.0-alpha1 |
8.9.14 |
drupal/drupalPackagist |
9.0.0 up to 9.0.12, plus listed versions 9.0.19.0.109.0.119.0.29.0.3 Show 6 moreShow less9.0.49.0.59.0.69.0.79.0.89.0.9 |
9.0.12 |
drupal/drupalPackagist |
9.1.0 up to 9.1.7, plus listed versions 9.1.19.1.29.1.39.1.49.1.59.1.6 |
9.1.7 |
drupal7Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.23-17.24-17.24-27.26-17.26-1ubuntu0.17.26-1ubuntu0.1+esm17.26-1ubuntu0.1+esm27.26-1ubuntu0.1+esm3 |
None known |
drupal7Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.38-17.41-17.44-1ubuntu1~16.04.07.44-1ubuntu1~16.04.0+esm17.44-1ubuntu1~16.04.0+esm27.44-1ubuntu1~16.04.0+esm3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-13672 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Drupal Core, published April 21, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in drupal/core 7.80.
References
drupal.org/sa-core-2021-002
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13672
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2020-13672.yaml
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2020-13672.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3m36-mjwj-352c
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-13672
github.com/drupal/core
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13672
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13672
Left out here: 338 versions. The JSON record has them.