CVE-2014-3704

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The expandArguments function in the database abstraction API in Drupal core 7.x before 7.32 does not properly construct prepared statements, which allows remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks via an array containing crafted keys.

Published: 2014-10-16 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-3704 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 94.37%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: 16 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-3704

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3704

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-29 94.22% 94.37% +0.14%
2 2026-05-14 93.87% 94.22% +0.35%
3 2026-03-13 93.87%

Full EPSS history (30 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3704

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-3704

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-3704

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-3704 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (drupal6, drupal7), 8 status rows across 4 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream): not-affected 3, released 3, DNE 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3704

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3704

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
drupal drupal >= 7.0, < 7.32 cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-3704

URL Tags
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113371 Broken Link
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128720/Drupal-7.X-SQL-Injection.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128721/Drupal-7.31-SQL-Injection.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128741/Drupal-HTTP-Parameter-Key-Value-SQL-Injection.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/75 Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59972 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3051 Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34984 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34992 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34993 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35150 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/23 Exploit Mailing List Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533706/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70595 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2014-005 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.sektioneins.de/en/advisories/advisory-012014-drupal-pre-auth-sql-injection-vulnerability.html Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.sektioneins.de/en/blog/14-11-03-drupal-sql-injection-vulnerability-PoC.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
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