CVE-2020-13671
Drupal core Un-restricted Upload of File
Published Nov 20, 2020 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · drupal drupal
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.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Nov 20, 2020 · Catalog
Detected
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.
Jan 18, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jul 18, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
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.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date Jul 18, 2022
Affected
- cpe drupal/drupalversion unspecified
- cpe fedoraproject/fedora32
- cpe fedoraproject/fedora33
- vendor Drupal Drupal coreversion unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVCVE-2020-13671
Improper sanitization in the extension file names is present in Drupal core.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgCVE-2020-13671
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSCVE-2020-13671
30-day exploitation probability 35.4%
first.org - NIST NVDCVE-2020-13671
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 ver
nvd.nist.gov