Drupal 4.0.0 IMG Tag cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Drupal 4.0.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component IMG Tag Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2002-1806. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Drupal 4.0.0 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown part of the component IMG Tag Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via Javascript in an IMG tag.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1806 since 06/29/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10829 (Drupal News Message HTML Injection Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10173), Exploit-DB (21863), SecurityFocus (BID 5801†), OSVDB (59300†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6800†). The entries VDB-19445, VDB-19446, VDB-19447 and VDB-19448 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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09/24/2002 🔍
09/25/2002 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +97 days 🔍
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01/06/2005 +737 days 🔍
06/29/2005 +174 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +3323 days 🔍
09/01/2025 +4046 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: drupal.org

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1806 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1806
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19449
X-Force: 10173
SecurityFocus: 5801 - Drupal News Message HTML Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 59300 - Drupal - News Message - HTML Injection Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6800 - XSS in Drupal 4.0 .0 via HTML IMG Tags, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 17:04
Updated: 09/01/2025 19:42
Changes: 08/04/2014 17:04 (58), 06/04/2019 10:53 (2), 01/06/2025 04:46 (27), 09/01/2025 19:42 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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