CVE-2008-3219 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Insufficient XSS protection in Drupal's admin filter allows attackers to inject scripts via object tags, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-3219?
CVE-2008-3219 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 18 Jul 2008. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Drupal filter_xss_admin function in 5.x before 5.8 and 6.x before 6.3 does not "prevent use of the object HTML tag in administrator input," which has unknown impact and attack vectors, probably related to an insufficient cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3219?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Drupal Drupal, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3219?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3219 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-2008-3219 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3219 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Drupal Drupal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wx48-g6pf-jvc9.