CVE-2005-3973 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2005-3973?

CVE-2005-3973 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 3 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Drupal 4.5.0 through 4.5.5 and 4.6.0 through 4.6.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via various HTML tags and values, such as the (1) legend tag and the value parameter used in (2) label and (3) input tags, possibly due to an incomplete blacklist.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3973?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Drupal Drupal.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3973?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2005-3973 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3973 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8wp5-373j-qw7h.