DrupalCMS
CVE-2024-22362
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDrupal contains a vulnerability with improper handling of structural elements. If this vulnerability is exploited, an attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a Drupal vulnerability involving improper handling of structural elements that can be exploited to cause a denial-of-service condition. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating significant risk. Attackers can likely trigger excessive resource consumption or crashes through specially crafted input that mishandles data structures.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
DrupalCMS
= 9.3.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Drupal is installedCheck for the presence of Drupal core files (index.php, bootstrap.inc, or similar) in the web root directoryAffected if Drupal core files are found on the system
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Identify the installed Drupal versionLocate the VERSION file in the Drupal core directory or run 'drush status' if available to retrieve the current Drupal versionAffected if The installed version is Drupal 9.3.6
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Verify the specific version matches the affected releaseCompare the retrieved version number against the affected version 9.3.6 listed in the CVEAffected if The installed Drupal version equals 9.3.6 exactly
If Drupal is installed and the running version is exactly 9.3.6, the environment is affected by this vulnerability and could be exploited for denial-of-service through specially crafted input.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedApply the official Drupal security patch or upgrade to a version where this vulnerability has been addressed. Review Drupal's security advisories for the specific affected versions and ensure timely patching to prevent DoS exploitation.
Drupal 9.5.20 (or latest stable 9.5.x/10.x release)
- Back up your Drupal database and files completely before making any changes
- Update your Drupal installation to the latest stable version that includes the security fix
- Run database updates using drush updatedb or the update.php script
- Clear all Drupal caches using drush cr or the administration interface
- Verify the update was successful by checking the Drupal version at admin/reports/status
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Drupal
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2024-22362 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-22362 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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