CVE-2024-45440: CVE-2024-45440: core/authorize.php in Drupal 11.x-dev allows Full Path Disclosure (even when error logging…
drupal · drupal · NVD published 2024-08-29 · posted 2025-04-19 · last modified 2026-06-17
What it is
core/authorize.php in Drupal 11.x-dev allows Full Path Disclosure (even when error logging is None) if the value of hash_salt is file_get_contents of a file that does not exist.
| Weakness | CWE-209 |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N (source: [email protected]) |
| ATT&CK tactics | n/a |
Exploitation evidence
First exploit evidence seen: 2025-04-19 (earliest date across the sources below).
Exploited in the wild
No source on this site lists in-the-wild exploitation yet (CISA KEV, VulnCheck KEV).
Public exploit code
Exploit-DB
- EDB-52266: Drupal 11.x-dev - Full Path Disclosure (2025-04-19)
GitHub proof-of-concept repositories below quality bar
2 public repositories from 2 accounts, first seen 2024-12-26.
Verify before running: public PoCs can be malicious. Read the code and only run it in an isolated lab. A PoC means exploit code is public, not that this CVE is exploited in the wild.
Sources: Exploit-DB (OffSec) · nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub.
No ATT&CK techniques could be mapped or inferred for this CVE yet.
How to fix it
Fixed versions
NVD does not list a fixed version for this CVE. Use the vendor advisory below.
Derived from the NVD CPE configuration (versionEndExcluding / versionEndIncluding). Always confirm with the vendor advisory.
Vendor advisories and patches
- https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/3457781 (Vendor Advisory)
Detection Generic guidance
Response checklist Generic guidance
- Inventory: find every instance of the affected product and version (include internet-facing and forgotten ones).
- Patch or mitigate per the vendor advisory; if you cannot patch, remove internet exposure or apply the vendor workaround.
- Assume compromise if the system was exposed before patching: hunt for the indicators in the advisory and review logs back to the disclosure date.
- Rotate credentials and secrets stored on or used by the affected system if compromise cannot be ruled out.