CVE-2006-0070 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute scripts via crafted IMG tags in Drupal when Full HTML filtering is enabled, bypassing security controls.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-0070?

CVE-2006-0070 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 4 Jan 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Drupal allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via an IMG tag with an unusual encoded Javascript function name, as demonstrated using variations of the alert() function. NOTE: a followup by the vendor suggests that the issue does not exist in 4.5.6 or 4.6.4 when "Filtered HTML" is enabled, and since "Full HTML" would not filter HTML by design, perhaps this should not be included in CVE

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0070?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Drupal Drupal.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0070?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0070 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2006-0070 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0070 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-mpww-gpm7-w7qg.

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