The Drupal filter_xss_admin function in 5.x before 5.8 and 6.x before 6.3 does not…
Priority LOW 24CWE-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 filter_xss_admin function in 5.x before 5.8 and 6.x before 6.3 does not "prevent use of the object HTML tag in administrator input," which has unknown impact and attack vectors, probably related to an insufficient cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02079 81st 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 to before 5.8; 6.0 to before 6.3 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 to before 5.8; 6.0 to before 6.3 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3219
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wx48-g6pf-jvc9
References
Sources
- CVE-2008-3219 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-3219 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wx48-g6pf-jvc9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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