CVE-2020-13671

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 20, 2020 at 03:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:53 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraDrupal

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 36%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score36.2%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 36.2% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 98% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Improper sanitization in the extension file names is present in Drupal core.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Jan 18, 2022
Remediation Due
Jul 18, 2022
1564 days overdue

Description

Drupal core does not properly sanitize certain filenames on uploaded files, which can lead to files being interpreted as the incorrect extension and served as the wrong MIME type or executed as PHP for certain hosting configurations. This issue affects: Drupal Drupal Core 9.0 versions prior to 9.0.8, 8.9 versions prior to 8.9.9, 8.8 versions prior to 8.8.11, and 7 versions prior to 7.74.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 7.74v < 8.8.11v < 8.9.9v < 9.0.87.0 ≤ v < 7.748.8.0 ≤ v < 8.8.118.9.0 ≤ v < 8.9.99.0.0 ≤ v < 9.0.8
Affected range stops below 7.74, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.8.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.9.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.0.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-434

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