# CVE-2020-13665: Drupal Core Access bypass vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-13665-drupal-core-access-bypass-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-13665 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-24

Drupal Core Access bypass vulnerability

Technologies: [drupal/core (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/packagist-drupal-core), [drupal/drupal (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/drupal-drupal). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-13665 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-13665 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-13665?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** drupal/core (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.8.0,fixed=8.8.8; drupal/drupal (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.8.0,fixed=8.8.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-13665?** Yes. drupal/core (Packagist): upgrade to 8.8.8 or later; drupal/drupal (Packagist): upgrade to 8.8.8 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-13665?** Check whether you run drupal/core (Packagist) or drupal/drupal (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- drupal/core (Packagist): upgrade to 8.8.8 or later

  ```sh
  composer require drupal/core:^8.8.8
  ```

- drupal/drupal (Packagist): upgrade to 8.8.8 or later

  ```sh
  composer require drupal/drupal:^8.8.8
  ```


## Affected products

- drupal/core (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.8.0,fixed=8.8.8
- drupal/drupal (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.8.0,fixed=8.8.8

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-13665
- GHSA-wxqp-jwc9-g39x

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