Vulnerability report

Exploitation attempts observed Confirmed confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2014-3704

Drupal SQL Injection

Drupal

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Severity
CVSS 7.5 · High
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Observed in sensors
EPSS
100.0%
First observed
19 Jul 2026
Last observed
25 Oct 2026

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2014-3704 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Drupal. The expandArguments function in the database abstraction API in Drupal core 7.x before 7.32 does not properly construct prepared statements, which...

Have exploitation attempts been observed?

Yes. Previdian sensors have observed 32 exploitation attempts, 20 unique attacker IPs, and 14 countries targeting CVE-2014-3704. First observed Jul 19, 2026; last observed Oct 25, 2026. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Drupal.

What should we do?

Patch immediately, validate internet-facing exposure, and monitor for matching requests.

Overview

Drupal SQL Injection

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.

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Published
16 Oct 2014
Exploitation Attempts Reported
19 Jul 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
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Tags

drupal nuclei_scanner metasploit_scanner

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Evidence of exploitation attempts

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Exploitation attempts observed in the wild

Previdian

Recorded 19 Jul 2026

Previdian sensors observed exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability.

Exploitation attempts observed

Previdian sensor

First observed 19 Jul 2026

Previdian sensors observed exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 11 Jul 2018

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Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
Previdian Sensors First 2026-09-03 06:41 UTC

Operational indicators for this CVE are listed under Detection.

Sensor telemetry

Previdian Sensor Observations

Previdian sensor observations are exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability. They do not show that the target was vulnerable or that the attempt succeeded. The cards and chart show volume, unique attackers, and daily activity.

32

Attempts observed

20

Unique attacker IPs

14

Attacker countries

AF · BG · CH · CN · FI · FR · GB · HU · IN · JP · NL · SC · US · YE

17

Sensors observed

CVE-2014-3704 exploitation attempts over the last 81 days

Daily events observed by Previdian sensors

Updated 26 Oct 2026

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First observed 19 Jul 2026 · Last observed 25 Oct 2026

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Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
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Virtual patch status

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Attacker IP Indicators

Attacker IP indicators observed · available in Pro and Enterprise.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/drupal_drupageddon.rb 28 Apr 2025
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2014/CVE-2014-3704.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v2.0

7.5 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

100.0%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') CWE-89

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

Drupal SQL Injection

nuclei · Created Unknown

drupal_drupageddon

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2014-3704

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation attempts

  1. 04:43 UTC

    Indicators of compromise added (20)

    Indicators of compromise recorded

  2. 02:06 UTC

    Observed by Previdian sensors

    Previdian sensors observed exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability.

  3. 15:02 UTC

    Metasploit module available

    Exploit module available

  4. 15:02 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  5. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  6. 00:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  7. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Sample API response 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2014-3704",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 7.5,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.99974,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": true
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 32, "sensors": 17 }
}