Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Protected Node module 5.x before 5.x-1.4…
Priority LOW 19CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Protected Node module 5.x before 5.x-1.4 and 6.x before 6.x-1.5, a module for Drupal, allows remote authenticated users with "administer site configuration" permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Password page info field, which is not properly handled by the protected_node_enterpassword function in protected_node.module.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01116 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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 · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:protected_node_module:5.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.x | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:protected_node_module:5.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.x-1.0 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:protected_node_module:5.x-1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.x-1.2 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:protected_node_module:5.x-1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.x-1.3 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:protected_node_module:5.x-1.x-dev:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.x-1.x-dev | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:protected_node_module:6.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.x-1.0 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:protected_node_module:6.x-1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.x-1.2 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:protected_node_module:6.x-1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.x-1.3 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:protected_node_module:6.x-1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.x-1.4 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Drupal |
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:protected_node_module:5.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.x Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:protected_node_module:5.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.x-1.0 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:protected_node_module:5.x-1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.x-1.2 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:protected_node_module:5.x-1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.x-1.3 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:protected_node_module:5.x-1.x-dev:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.x-1.x-dev Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:protected_node_module:6.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.x-1.0 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:protected_node_module:6.x-1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.x-1.2 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:protected_node_module:6.x-1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.x-1.3 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:protected_node_module:6.x-1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.x-1.4 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Drupal
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0817
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7938-4cxw-mxw7
References
Sources
- CVE-2009-0817 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0817 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7938-4cxw-mxw7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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