CVE-2022-25277
Drupal core arbitrary PHP code execution
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.2
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-25277- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
7.2
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-25277- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-6493
7.2
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-6493- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6955-67hm-vjjq
7.2
Drupal core arbitrary PHP code execution
Drupal core sanitizes filenames with dangerous extensions upon upload and strips leading and trailing dots from filenames to prevent uploading server configuration files.
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.
- Record
GHSA-6955-67hm-vjjq- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6ccv-8fgf-cjpw No score
Drupal core Denial of Service vulnerability
The Comment module allows users to reply to comments. In certain cases, an attacker could make comment reply requests that would trigger a denial of service (DOS).
Sites that do not use the Comment module are not affected.
- Record
GHSA-6ccv-8fgf-cjpw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.2
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-25277- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-6955-67hm-vjjq
7.2
Drupal core arbitrary PHP code execution
Drupal core sanitizes filenames with dangerous extensions upon upload and strips leading and trailing dots from filenames to prevent uploading server configuration files.
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.
- Record
GHSA-6955-67hm-vjjq- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-25277
7.2
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-25277- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-drupal-2022-25277 No score
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.
- Record
BIT-drupal-2022-25277- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1784682869 No score
TuxCare security update for drupal/core (21 CVEs)
TuxCare rebuilt drupal/core to address 21 CVEs. Fixed in 8.9.20-p1+tuxcare.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1784682869- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDRUPAL-CORE-2022-014 No score
Updated 2022-07-20 19:45 UTC to indicate that this only affects Apache web servers.
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.
- Record
DRUPAL-CORE-2022-014- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-6ccv-8fgf-cjpw No score
Drupal core Denial of Service vulnerability
The Comment module allows users to reply to comments. In certain cases, an attacker could make comment reply requests that would trigger a denial of service (DOS).
Sites that do not use the Comment module are not affected.
- Record
GHSA-6ccv-8fgf-cjpw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
drupal/corePackagist |
8.0.0 up to 9.3.19 | 9.3.19 |
drupal/corePackagist |
9.4.0 up to 9.4.3 | 9.4.3 |
drupal/corePackagist |
8.0.0 up to 10.1.8 | 10.1.8 |
drupal/corePackagist |
10.2.0 up to 10.2.2 | 10.2.2 |
drupalBitnami |
8.0.0 up to 9.3.19, 9.4.0 up to 9.4.3 | 9.3.199.4.3 |
drupal/coreTuxCare:Packagist From an advisory covering 20 CVEs |
8.9.20 up to 8.9.20-p1+tuxcare | 8.9.20-p1+tuxcare |
drupal/corePackagist |
8.0.0 up to 9.3.19, 9.4.0 up to 9.4.3, 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 |
9.3.199.4.3 |
drupal/corePackagist |
8.0.0 up to 9.3.19, 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 |
9.3.19 |
drupal/corePackagist |
9.4.0 up to 9.4.3, plus listed versions 9.4.19.4.2 |
9.4.3 |
drupal/corePackagist |
8.0.0 up to 10.1.8, plus listed versions 10.0.010.0.0-alpha110.0.0-alpha210.0.0-alpha310.0.0-alpha4 Show 45 moreShow less10.0.0-alpha510.0.0-alpha610.0.0-alpha710.0.0-beta110.0.0-beta210.0.0-rc110.0.0-rc210.0.0-rc310.0.110.0.1010.0.1110.0.210.0.310.0.410.0.510.0.610.0.710.0.810.0.910.1.010.1.0-alpha110.1.0-beta110.1.0-rc110.1.110.1.210.1.310.1.410.1.510.1.610.1.78.0.18.0.28.0.38.0.48.0.58.0.68.1.08.1.0-beta18.1.0-beta28.1.0-rc18.1.18.1.108.1.28.1.38.1.4 |
10.1.8 |
drupal/corePackagist |
10.2.0 up to 10.2.2, plus listed versions 10.2.1 |
10.2.2 |
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, facts | ||
| 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-2022-25277 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Drupal Core, published July 20, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.42%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in drupal/core 9.3.19.
References
drupal.org/sa-core-2022-014
github.com/drupal/core/commit/1cd1830d79f221cc8490f53c2bb487dd07094f17
github.com/drupal/core/commit/5d464ea4407c50e40dcf6cb5ee376e7b8dd36f3a
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2022-25277.yaml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25277
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6955-67hm-vjjq
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github.com/drupal/core/commit/2f76ac716ca8019bc60579fdfc8aa6cd65d57dff
github.com/drupal/core/commit/5e606b560ac4ecb08135f12b6165bbe0348346a0
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/2024-01-17.yaml
drupal.org/sa-core-2024-001
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6ccv-8fgf-cjpw
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/25xxx/CVE-2022-25277.json
github.com/drupal/core
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-25277
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25277
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