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Vulnerability details: VCID-cucx-jfqf-pkd1
Vulnerability ID VCID-cucx-jfqf-pkd1
Aliases CVE-2019-6338
GHSA-6rmq-x2hv-vxpp
Summary Deserialization of Untrusted Data Drupal core uses the third-party PEAR `Archive_Tar` library. This library has released a security update which impacts some Drupal configurations. Refer to CVE-2018-1000888 for details.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.01047 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6338
epss 0.01047 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6338
epss 0.01047 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6338
epss 0.01047 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6338
epss 0.01047 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6338
epss 0.01047 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6338
epss 0.01047 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6338
epss 0.01047 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6338
epss 0.01047 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6338
epss 0.01047 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6338
epss 0.01047 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6338
epss 0.01047 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6338
epss 0.01047 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6338
epss 0.01047 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6338
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6rmq-x2hv-vxpp
cvssv3.1 8.0 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2019-6338.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2019-6338.yaml
cvssv3.1 8.0 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00032.html
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00032.html
cvssv2 6.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6338
cvssv3 8.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6338
cvssv3.1 8.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6338
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6338
cvssv3.1 8.0 https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4370
generic_textual HIGH https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4370
cvssv3.1 8.0 https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2019-001
generic_textual HIGH https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2019-001
cvssv3.1 8.0 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106706
generic_textual HIGH http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106706
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6338
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-6338
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-6339
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2019-6338.yaml
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00032.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6338
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4370
https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2019-001
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106706
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GHSA-6rmq-x2hv-vxpp https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6rmq-x2hv-vxpp
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2019-6338.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00032.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6338
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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functional

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6338
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6338
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

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none

low

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required

unchanged

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high

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none

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4370
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

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low

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2019-001
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

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low

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106706
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

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low

none

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.77449
EPSS Score 0.01047
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:48:15.569783+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/packagist/drupal/drupal/CVE-2019-6338.yml 38.0.0