CVE-2009-4369 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Authenticated users with contact form admin permissions can inject scripts via category names, enabling XSS attacks against other users.
- 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-2009-4369?
CVE-2009-4369 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 21 Dec 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 Contact module (modules/contact/contact.admin.inc or modules/contact/contact.module) in Drupal Core 5.x before 5.21 and 6.x before 6.15 allows remote authenticated users with "administer site-wide contact form" permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the contact category name.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4369?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Drupal Drupal.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4369?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4369 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-2009-4369 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4369 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Drupal Drupal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3rm3-gj9m-589h.