#VU550 Cross-site scripting in Drupal


Published: 2016-09-20

Vulnerability identifier: #VU550

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Drupal
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Drupal

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by incorrect filtration of input data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim’s browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Update 4.7.x to 4.7.11.
http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-4.7.11.tar.gz
Update 5.x to 5.6.
http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-5.6.tar.gz

Vulnerable software versions

Drupal: 4.7.0 - 4.7.10, 5.0 - 5.5


External links
http://www.drupal.org/node/208564


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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