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title: "CVE-2018-7600\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2018-7600

Publication date 29 March 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**High**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**9.8 · Critical**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7600?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before
8.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because of an issue
affecting multiple subsystems with default or common module configurations.

### From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that Drupal did not properly process certain input. An
attacker could use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or completely
compromise a Drupal site.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| drupal7 | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 21.10 impish | Not in release |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not in release |
| 20.10 groovy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 7.44-1ubuntu1~16.04.0+esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 7.26-1ubuntu0.1+esm1  Ubuntu Pro |

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* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

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## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

9.8 · Critical

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-7600)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7600)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-7600)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-7600)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4773-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4773-1)
+ Drupal vulnerabilities
+ 15 March 2021

### Other references

* <https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2018-002>
* <https://groups.drupal.org/security/faq-2018-002>
* <https://www.drupal.org/psa-2018-001>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7600>
* <https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog>