Drupal up to 6.36/7.38 Autocomplete cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Drupal up to 6.36/7.38. This affects an unknown part of the component Autocomplete Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-6658. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Drupal up to 6.36/7.38 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Autocomplete Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Autocomplete system in Drupal 6.x before 6.37 and 7.x before 7.39 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, related to uploading files.

The weakness was released 08/24/2015 by Alex with Drupal Security Team (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at drupal.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-6658 since 08/24/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85652 (Drupal 6.x < 6.37 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11511 (Drupal Multiple Remote Security Vulnerabilities (SA-CORE-2015-003)).

Upgrading to version 6.37 or 7.39 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (85652), SecurityFocus (BID 76434†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53376†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-77432, VDB-77433, VDB-77434 and VDB-77438. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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Nessus ID: 85652
Nessus Name: Drupal 6.x < 6.37 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 703346
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3346-1 (drupal7 - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Drupal 6.37/7.39

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Sourcesinfo

Product: drupal.org

Advisory: drupal.org
Researcher: Alex
Organization: Drupal Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-6658 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6658
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77431

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SecurityFocus: 76434 - Drupal Autocomplete System Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033358
Vulnerability Center: 53376 - Drupal 6.0 - 6.36, 7.0 - 7.38 Remote XSS Vulnerability in Autocomplete System, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/25/2015 10:07
Updated: 06/13/2022 13:00
Changes: 08/25/2015 10:07 (60), 02/13/2018 07:22 (13), 06/13/2022 12:53 (3), 06/13/2022 13:00 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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