CVE-2024-13244
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Drupal Migrate Tools allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unauthorized actions. This affects Drupal sites using the Migrate Tools module, potentially leading to data manipulation or system configuration changes. All Drupal installations with vulnerable versions of the Migrate Tools module are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Drupal Migrate Tools
📦 What is this software?
Migrate Tools by Migrate Tools Project
Migrate Tools by Migrate Tools Project
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could manipulate migration configurations, import malicious content, delete data, or alter system settings by tricking administrators into clicking malicious links while authenticated.
Likely Case
Attackers create fake migration configurations or modify existing ones to import unwanted content, potentially leading to site defacement or data corruption.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and administrator awareness, the risk is limited to authenticated sessions where users click untrusted links while logged in.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated administrators into clicking malicious links. No authentication bypass is involved.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 6.0.3
Vendor Advisory: https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2024-008
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Update the Migrate Tools module to version 6.0.3 or later via Drupal's update manager. 2. Clear Drupal caches after update. 3. Verify the update was successful by checking the module version.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
CSRF Token Enforcement
allImplement custom CSRF token validation for Migrate Tools forms if immediate patching isn't possible
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Migrate Tools module if not actively needed
- Implement strict access controls and educate administrators about CSRF risks
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check the Migrate Tools module version in Drupal's Extend page or via drush: drush pm-list | grep migrate_toolsCheck Version:
drush pm-list --fields=name,version --format=json | grep migrate_toolsVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Migrate Tools version is 6.0.3 or higher and test migration operations with CSRF tokens enabled📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected migration operations from unusual IP addresses
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations for migrate-related endpoints
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to /admin/structure/migrate/* without proper referrer headers
- Unusual migration-related API calls
SIEM Query:
source="drupal.log" AND ("migrate" AND "CSRF" OR "token validation failed")