Drupal Security Issue SA-CORE-2017-002

Drupal’s core security team has discovered a new critical security vulnerability in the RESTful Web Services (rest) module, SA-CORE-2017-002.

This module is not enabled by default in the Bitnami Drupal application. If you do not use the RESTful Web Services module, you do not need to take any action.

If you have the RESTful Web Services module enabled, your Drupal application is affected if all of the following conditions are met:

• The version of the application is prior to 8.3.1 (Drupal 7.x is not affected).
• The site allows PATCH requests.
• An attacker can get or register a user account on the site.

If your Drupal installation meets those requirements it is recommended to update your Drupal application to the latest version, Drupal 8.3.1. You can follow our documentation to learn how to upgrade your application and ensure its security.

For new application deployments, Bitnami has released Drupal 8.3.1 containers, installers, virtual machines and cloud images that address this vulnerability. If you deploy Bitnami Drupal via a Bitnami Launchpad, your application will be up-to-date and secure. If you deploy Bitnami Drupal via one of our cloud partner marketplaces and it is not yet updated to version 8.3.1, you will need to upgrade your application using the documentation linked above.

If you have further questions about Bitnami Drupal or this security issue, please post to our  community forums, and we will be happy to help you.