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Alert: Drupal Security Updates – April 2023

Drupal has released security updates to address a vulnerability affecting Drupal CMS 7, 9.4, 9.5 and 10.0 versions. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow for remote code execution or an attacker could take control of an unpatched system.  

 

Security Risks
 
Vulnerability, identified as SA-CORE-2023-005, could potentially allow an attacker to bypass certain access controls and gain unauthorized access to sensitive data or perform unauthorized actions. It is important for Drupal users to update their software as soon as possible to address this security risk.
 
For the full list of security updates released by Drupal , please refer to Drupal Security Advisories
 
Recommended Actions
 
The National Cyber Security Authority recommends all Drupal users and administrators to install the latest version as follows:
 
All versions of Drupal 9 prior to 9.4.x are end-of-life  and do not receive security coverage. Note that Drupal 8 has reached its end of life.
 
Drupal users and administrators should continually check for software versions and update as new versions become available.
 
For further information and support, please contact the National Cyber Security Authority (NCSA) by email to rwcsirt@ncsa.gov.rw or call us on 9009
 
References
 
Drupal Security Advisories
https://endoflife.date/drupal
Drupal core - Moderately critical - Access bypass - SA-CORE-2023-005

24 April 2023

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