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

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into Drupal via specific HTML tags, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Dec 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8wp5-373j-qw7h

## 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: Drupal Drupal.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-3973?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## 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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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-3973 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Drupal Drupal. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3973/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3973/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3973
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3973
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-3973

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3973/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.