DrupalCMS
CVE-2024-55634
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 · uneditedA vulnerability in Drupal Core allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Drupal Core: from 8.0.0 before 10.2.11, from 10.3.0 before 10.3.9, from 11.0.0 before 11.0.8.
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 confidenceA privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Drupal Core affecting versions 8.0.0 through 10.2.10, 10.3.0 through 10.3.8, and 11.0.0 through 11.0.7. The vulnerability allows authenticated users to gain elevated privileges beyond what their role should permit.
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
>= 8.0.0, < 10.2.11>= 10.3.0, < 10.3.9>= 11.0.0, < 11.0.8CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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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Check installed Drupal Core versionLocate the VERSION file in the Drupal root directory, or run 'drush core:status' or 'drush status' command, or check the Drupal admin UI at /admin/reports/statusAffected if The installed version falls within 8.0.0-10.2.10, 10.3.0-10.3.8, or 11.0.0-11.0.7
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Confirm user authentication configurationReview the Drupal user role configuration at /admin/people/roles and verify which roles have authenticated user statusAffected if The site allows user registration or has existing authenticated users with limited roles that could be escalated
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Check for exposed administrative functionsInspect the Drupal permissions matrix at /admin/people/permissions and look for any content authoring or API-accessible features available to non-administrative authenticated rolesAffected if Authenticated users have access to any POST/API endpoints or content creation/editing capabilities that could be leveraged for privilege escalation
A site is affected if it runs any Drupal Core version between 8.0.0 and 10.2.10, 10.3.0 and 10.3.8, or 11.0.0 and 11.0.7 and allows authenticated user access.
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 · scoped10.2.1110.3.911.0.8
Upgrade Drupal Core to version 10.2.11, 10.3.9, or 11.0.8 or later to resolve the privilege escalation vulnerability.
Upgrade to Drupal 10.3.9, 10.2.11, or 11.0.8 (or later stable releases within your major version branch)
- 1. Back up your Drupal database and files completely before proceeding
- 2. Review your installed modules and themes for compatibility with the target Drupal version
- 3. Run composer require 'drupal/core:^10.3.9' --no-interaction --update-with-dependencies (adjust version number based on your current major version)
- 4. Clear Drupal caches: drush cr or php core/scripts/drupal.php cache-clear
- 5. Run database updates: drush updatedb or visit /update.php
- 6. Verify that your modules and theme are working correctly after the upgrade
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
- Testing12.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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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-2024-55634 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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