CVE-2011-2714 Drupal Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting in Drupal Data module allows attackers to inject scripts via unsanitized table descriptions or field labels.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2011-2714?

CVE-2011-2714 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 14 Jan 2020. 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

A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability exists in Drupal 6.20 with Data 6.x-1.0-alpha14 due to insufficient sanitization of table descriptions, field names, or labels before display.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2714?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including drupal/core. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
drupal/core PackagistAll versionsNone
drupal/core PackagistAll versionsNone

Products include Drupal Data, Drupal Drupal.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2714?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2714 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-2011-2714 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2714 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-qp8q-gwf5-hqh2.

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