CVE-2008-1133 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute cross-site scripting attacks due to improper character escaping in the Drupal.checkPlain function.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2008-1133?

CVE-2008-1133 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 4 Mar 2008. 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

The Drupal.checkPlain function in Drupal 6.0 only escapes the first instance of a character in ECMAScript, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1133?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Drupal Drupal.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1133?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1133 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-2008-1133 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1133 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-jmjm-jmgj-gh38.

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