Stored cross-site scripting in Drupal SafeDelete module
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Drupal SafeDelete module from 0.0.0 before 1.0.88 does not neutralize user-supplied input in the web pages it generates (CWE-79). A user with low privileges can store script content that runs in the browser of another user who interacts with the affected page.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ("Cross-site Scripting") vulnerability in Drupal SafeDelete allows Stored XSS. This issue affects SafeDelete versions: from 0.0.0 to 1.0.88.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Update Drupal SafeDelete to version 1.0.88 or later, as described in Drupal security advisory SA-CONTRIB-2026-140.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA SafeDelete (Drupal) Fixed in 1.0.88
Timeline
- 2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87942
- 2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-3cfc-vppv-prxq
- 2026-10-22 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-22 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Drupal vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-87942 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-87942 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3cfc-vppv-prxq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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