CVE-2009-2372 Code injection in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Authenticated users can inject arbitrary code, including PHP, via user signatures in Drupal, potentially leading to remote code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2009-2372?

CVE-2009-2372 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 8 Jul 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Drupal 6.x before 6.13 does not prevent users from modifying user signatures after the associated comment format has been changed to an administrator-controlled input format, which allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script, HTML, and possibly PHP code via a crafted user signature.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2372?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Drupal Drupal.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2372?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2009-2372 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2372 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Drupal Drupal vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-229h-mpm4-83qq.

Is CVE-2009-2372 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free