Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Drupal 5.x before 5.18 and 6.x…
Priority LOW 18CWE-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
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Drupal 5.x before 5.18 and 6.x before 6.12 allow (1) remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted UTF-8 byte sequences that are treated as UTF-7 by Internet Explorer 6 and 7, which are not properly handled in the "HTML exports of books" feature; and (2) allow remote authenticated users with administer taxonomy permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the help text of an arbitrary vocabulary. NOTE: vector 1 exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-1575.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00856 58th 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 · 29
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
- 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 19 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.11 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.12 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.13 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.14 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.15 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.16 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.4 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.6 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.7 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.8 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.9 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.10 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.11 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
- 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:5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.13 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.15 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.16 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
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.7 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.8 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.9 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.10 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.11 Vulnerable ·Drupal
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1844
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xj97-v87w-5pf9
References
Advisory 1
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- 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
Sources
- CVE-2009-1844 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-1844 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xj97-v87w-5pf9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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