# CVE-2009-1575: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted UTF-8 sequences, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **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 available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 May 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ff82-542x-8q28

## What is CVE-2009-1575?

CVE-2009-1575 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 6 May 2009. 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 Drupal 5.x before 5.17 and 6.x before 6.11, as used in vbDrupal before 5.17.0, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted UTF-8 byte sequences before the Content-Type meta tag, which are treated as UTF-7 by Internet Explorer 6 and 7.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1575?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Drupal Drupal.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-1575?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2009-1575 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1575 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-1575 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-1575 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 6 May 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1575 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Drupal Drupal. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1575/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1575/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1575
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1575
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-1575

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