Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the administrative page interface in Taxonomy…
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 administrative page interface in Taxonomy manager 5.x before 5.x-1.2 and 6.x before 6.x-1.1, a module for Drupal, allows remote authenticated users, with administer taxonomy privileges or the ability to use free tagging to add taxonomy terms, to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) vocabulary names, (2) synonyms, and (3) term names.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01044 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged 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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:taxonomy_manager:5.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.x-1.0 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:taxonomy_manager:5.x-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.x-1.1 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:taxonomy_manager:6.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.x-1.0 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:taxonomy_manager:6.x-1.0-beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.x-1.0-beta1 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:taxonomy_manager:6.x-1.0-beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.x-1.0-beta2 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:taxonomy_manager:5.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.x-1.0 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:taxonomy_manager:5.x-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.x-1.1 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:taxonomy_manager:6.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.x-1.0 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:taxonomy_manager:6.x-1.0-beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.x-1.0-beta1 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:taxonomy_manager:6.x-1.0-beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.x-1.0-beta2 Vulnerable ·Drupal
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2079
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jxcr-5w4r-w9w4
References
Sources
- CVE-2009-2079 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-2079 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jxcr-5w4r-w9w4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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