CVE-2009-1823 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Low 2.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via crafted UTF-8 sequences in the Drupal Print module, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

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-2009-1823?

CVE-2009-1823 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 May 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Print (aka Printer, e-mail and PDF versions) module 5.x before 5.x-4.7 and 6.x before 6.x-1.7, a module for Drupal, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by modifying a document head, before the Content-Type META element, to contain crafted UTF-8 byte sequences that are treated as UTF-7 by Internet Explorer 6 and 7, a related issue to CVE-2009-1575.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1823?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Drupal Print.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1823?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1823 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-2009-1823 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1823 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v6mm-w6pc-8r7c.

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