CVE-2009-1844 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Authenticated users can inject scripts via UTF-7 encoding or taxonomy help text, allowing attackers to modify data or bypass security controls in Drupal.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2009-1844?
CVE-2009-1844 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 1 Jun 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
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Drupal 5.x before 5.18 and 6.x before 6.12 allow (1) remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted UTF-8 byte sequences that are treated as UTF-7 by Internet Explorer 6 and 7, which are not properly handled in the "HTML exports of books" feature; and (2) allow remote authenticated users with administer taxonomy permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the help text of an arbitrary vocabulary. NOTE: vector 1 exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-1575.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1844?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Drupal Drupal.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1844?
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-2009-1844 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1844 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Drupal Drupal
Sources
Also known as DSA-1808-1, GHSA-xj97-v87w-5pf9.