CVE-2005-3975 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2005-3975?

CVE-2005-3975 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 3 Dec 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Interpretation conflict in file.inc in Drupal 4.5.0 through 4.5.5 and 4.6.0 through 4.6.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via HTML in a file with a GIF or JPEG file extension, which causes the HTML to be executed by a victim who views the file in Internet Explorer as a result of CVE-2005-3312. NOTE: it could be argued that this vulnerability is due to a design flaw in Internet Explorer and the proper fix should be in that browser; if so, then this should not be treated as a vulnerability in Drupal.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3975?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Drupal Drupal.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3975?

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-2005-3975 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3975 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

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Also known as GHSA-whch-jrm6-gwgp.