Drupal releases patch for severe SQL injection flaw

"While we do not have reports of actual usage, the nature of this vulnerability is such that the attack can be difficult to detect," it said.

The vulnerability was reported last month by Sektion Eins, which is a PHP-focused security firm in Germany that was hired by an unnamed client to audit its code, Drupal wrote. Drupal's security team often gets reports from those kind of audits, it said.

Drupal debated whether to release a patch early, but opted to stick to its normal schedule for releasing security updates due to its Amsterdam conference at the end of September.

"We felt that it would be better to use the regularly scheduled date which also happened to be the first date when the Drupal community would be likely to have time to focus on the upgrade," the organization wrote.

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