CVE-2006-4002 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2006-4002?

CVE-2006-4002 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 7 Aug 2006. 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in user.module in Drupal 4.6 before 4.6.9, and 4.7 before 4.7.3, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the msg parameter. NOTE: portions of these details are obtained from third party information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4002?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Drupal Drupal.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4002?

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-2006-4002 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4002 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 DSA-1147-1, GHSA-3837-2vcf-c962.