Drupal up to 6.5 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Drupal up to 6.5 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-6170. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Drupal up to 6.5 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal 5.x before 5.12 and 6.x before 6.6 allows remote authenticated users with create book content or edit node book hierarchy permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the book page title.

The weakness was published 02/19/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at drupal.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-6170. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34484 (FreeBSD : drupal -- multiple vulnerabilities (706c9eef-a077-11dd-b413-001372fd0af2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 6.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46052), Tenable (34484), SecurityFocus (BID 31882†), Secunia (SA32441†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27495†). Similar entry is available at VDB-46611. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 34484
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : drupal -- multiple vulnerabilities (706c9eef-a077-11dd-b413-001372fd0af2)
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OpenVAS ID: 61800
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: drupal5
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Drupal 6.5

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10/22/2008 🔍
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10/24/2008 +2 days 🔍
02/19/2009 +117 days 🔍
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10/07/2010 +595 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1622 days 🔍
04/07/2025 +3674 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: drupal.org

Advisory: drupal.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-6170 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6170
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46610
X-Force: 46052
SecurityFocus: 31882 - Drupal Book Page Title HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 32441
Vulnerability Center: 27495 - Drupal 5.0 before 5.12 and 6.0 before 6.6 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 04/07/2025 03:45
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (60), 03/07/2017 09:34 (8), 08/04/2021 14:57 (4), 08/04/2021 15:01 (1), 04/07/2025 03:45 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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