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TI-2008-05865 Aliases CVE-2008-6171GHSA-xhmx-mwfm-vrhx

includes/bootstrap.inc in Drupal 5.x before 5.12 and 6.x before 6.6, when the server is…

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-16Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

includes/bootstrap.inc in Drupal 5.x before 5.12 and 6.x before 6.6, when the server is configured for "IP-based virtual hosts," allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via the HTTP Host header.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03705 89th 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 · 18

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableDrupal
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableDrupal
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableDrupal
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableDrupal
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4VulnerableDrupal
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5VulnerableDrupal
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6VulnerableDrupal
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.7VulnerableDrupal
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8VulnerableDrupal
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.9VulnerableDrupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Drupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Drupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Drupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Drupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·Drupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·Drupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 Vulnerable ·Drupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7 Vulnerable ·Drupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8 Vulnerable ·Drupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9 Vulnerable ·Drupal
Show 8 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10VulnerableDrupal
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.11VulnerableDrupal
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableDrupal
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableDrupal
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableDrupal
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableDrupal
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableDrupal
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5VulnerableDrupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 Vulnerable ·Drupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.11 Vulnerable ·Drupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Drupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Drupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Drupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Drupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·Drupal
  • cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Drupal

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-6171
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xhmx-mwfm-vrhx

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • 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

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