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TI-2008-01086 Aliases CVE-2008-1133GHSA-jmjm-jmgj-gh38

The Drupal.checkPlain function in Drupal 6.0 only escapes the first instance of a…

Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Drupal.checkPlain function in Drupal 6.0 only escapes the first instance of a character in ECMAScript, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02342 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableDrupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Drupal

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1133
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jmjm-jmgj-gh38

References

  • TI-2026-07979 Drupal core - Highly critical - SQL injection - SA-CORE-2026-004 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-05494 Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code Execution - SA-CORE-2018-004 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-05493 Improper input validation in Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-10731 Unrestricted file upload in Drupal Core KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-04505 Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2020-17477 Archive_Tar through 1.4.10 has :// filename sanitization only to address phar attacks… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources