CVE-2025-13080
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in Drupal core allows attackers to bypass access controls through forceful browsing, potentially accessing restricted content or functionality. It affects Drupal sites running vulnerable versions from 8.0.0 through 11.2.7.
💻 Affected Systems
- Drupal core
📦 What is this software?
Drupal by Drupal
Drupal by Drupal
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Drupal by Drupal
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access sensitive administrative interfaces, user data, or privileged functionality they shouldn't have access to, potentially leading to data exposure or further system compromise.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to restricted content areas, user profiles, or administrative pages that should require authentication or specific permissions.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper access controls, monitoring, and network segmentation in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Forceful browsing typically requires minimal technical skill and can be performed with standard web browsers or automated tools.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 10.4.9, 10.5.6, 11.1.9, 11.2.8
Vendor Advisory: https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2025-005
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Backup your Drupal site and database. 2. Update Drupal core to the patched version using Composer: composer update drupal/core-recommended --with-dependencies. 3. Run database updates: drush updatedb. 4. Clear caches: drush cache-rebuild.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Access Control Module Configuration
allTighten access control module settings to restrict access to sensitive paths
Web Application Firewall Rules
allImplement WAF rules to block forceful browsing attempts to restricted paths
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access control lists (ACLs) at the web server level to restrict access to sensitive paths
- Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) with rules specifically targeting forceful browsing patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Drupal version in admin/reports/status or via drush statusCheck Version:
drush status | grep 'Drupal version' or check admin/reports/status pageVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Drupal version is 10.4.9+, 10.5.6+, 11.1.9+, or 11.2.8+📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple 403 Forbidden errors for the same user/IP
- Access attempts to restricted paths without proper authentication
- Unusual access patterns to admin or privileged paths
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to known restricted paths without authentication headers
- Pattern of sequential path enumeration attempts
SIEM Query:
source="web_access_logs" (status=403 OR status=200) AND (uri CONTAINS "/admin/" OR uri CONTAINS "/user/") | stats count by src_ip, uri