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TI-2018-05495 Aliases CVE-2018-7603GHSA-jhjp-3hp8-fjch

Cross-site scripting in Drupal 3rd party module - Search Autocomplete

Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

In Drupal's 3rd party module search auto complete prior to versions 7.x-4.8 there is a Cross Site Scripting vulnerability. This Search Autocomplete module enables you to autocomplete textfield using data from your website (nodes, comments, etc.). The module doesn't sufficiently filter user-entered text among the autocompletion items leading to a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability can be exploited by any user allowed to create one of the autocompletion item, for instance, nodes, users, comments.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00793 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed 3rd party module - Search Autocomplete (Drupal): 7.x-4.8

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Drupal3rd party module - Search Autocomplete7.x-4.x to before 7.x-4.87.x-4.8Patch availableCNA
  • 3rd party module - Search Autocomplete VendorDrupal Affected 7.x-4.x to before 7.x-4.8 Fixed in 7.x-4.8 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:search_autocomplete_project:search_autocomplete:*:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:*before 7.x-4.8VulnerableSearch Autocomplete Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:search_autocomplete_project:search_autocomplete:*:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:* Versions before 7.x-4.8 Vulnerable ·Search Autocomplete Project

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA 3rd party module - Search Autocomplete (Drupal) Fixed in 7.x-4.8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-7603
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jhjp-3hp8-fjch

References

Patch 1

  • 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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