SQL injection vulnerability in the Multisite Search module 6.x-2.2 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to
SQL injection vulnerability in the Multisite Search module 6.x-2.2 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Site table prefix field.
- Published
- Sep 18, 2012
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.3% · 69th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-89
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Report tools
Action score
27
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.3%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| drupal | drupal | cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal |
| wesjones | multisite search | cpe:2.3:a:wesjones:multisite_search |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- wesjones multisite search6.x-2.2
Same product
drupal: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2018-7602Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code Execution - SA-CORE-2018-004KEV99Now
- CVE-2018-7600Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because oKEV99Now
- CVE-2019-6340Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code ExecutionKEV90Now
- CVE-2020-13671Drupal core does not properly sanitize certain filenames on uploaded files, which can lead to files being interpreted as the incorrect extenKEV76This week
- CVE-2026-9082Drupal core - Highly critical - SQL injection - SA-CORE-2026-004KEV74This week
- CVE-2014-3704The expandArguments function in the database abstraction API in Drupal core 7.x before 7.32 does not properly construct prepared statements,60This week
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Root cause
The query text is built by concatenating user input. The database cannot tell where the data ends and the command begins.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-89 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query( "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'");Fixed
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query( "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = $1", [owner]);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Expanding Control over the Operating System from the DatabaseCAPEC-470Very High
- SQL InjectionCAPEC-66likelihood: High · High
- Blind SQL InjectionCAPEC-7likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- drupal.org/node/1471800
- www.madirish.net/content/drupal-multisite-search-module-sql-injection-vulnerability
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/07/1
- www.osvdb.org/79857
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52342
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73898
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.