Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This Drupal module flaw could let a remote user change Webform fields that site administrators intended to be read-only or disabled. The main business risk is integrity: form submissions or protected workflow inputs may be altered in ways the site owner did not expect.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted integrity risk for affected Drupal webforms. Patch during the next maintenance window, sooner for public forms tied to approvals, regulated data, or business-critical workflows.
Technical view
CVE-2014-9022 affects Drupal Webform Component Roles module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.8 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.8. The issue allows bypass of the disabled restriction, enabling modification of read-only components through a crafted form. No CVSS, CWE, or detailed exploit preconditions are provided in the bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Drupal sites using the Webform Component Roles module in the affected 6.x-1.x or 7.x-1.x branches before 1.8.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited active exploitation. The CVE description says remote attackers can trigger the bypass with a crafted form, but does not provide authentication requirements or exploitation prevalence.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the bundle identifies affected branches, fixed versions, and the bypass class, but lacks CVSS, CWE, authentication context, and impact detail. Avoid assuming broader Drupal core exposure; this is tied to the Webform Component Roles module.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Webform Component Roles to 6.x-1.8, 7.x-1.8, or later as applicable.
- Check Drupal advisory pages for any version-specific upgrade notes.
- Prioritize sites where webforms protect approvals, payments, identity data, or operational requests.
- Review form configuration for disabled or read-only components relying on role restrictions.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Drupal sites for the Webform Component Roles module.
- Confirm installed module versions are not earlier than 6.x-1.8 or 7.x-1.8.
- Review form submission records for unexpected changes to disabled or read-only fields.
- Regression test role-based form restrictions after upgrading.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.drupal.org/node/2373471CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.drupal.org/node/2373473CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.drupal.org/node/2373973CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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