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Improper Access Control

CVE-2020-13677

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

The Drupal core JSON, API module does not properly restrict access to certain content, which may result in unintended access bypass. Sites that do not have the JSON API module enabled are not affected. This issue affects versions prior to 8.9.19, 9.x.x prior to 9.1.13, and 9.2.x prior to 9.2.6.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

Advisory Timeline

  • Published