medium
4.3
CWE
79
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2008-0273: XSS

First published: Tue Jan 15 2008(Updated: )

Interpretation conflict in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.11 and 5.x before 5.6, when Internet Explorer 6 is used, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via invalid UTF-8 byte sequences, which are not processed as UTF-8 by Drupal's HTML filtering, but are processed as UTF-8 by Internet Explorer, effectively removing characters from the document and defeating the HTML protection mechanism.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Drupal=4.0.0
Drupal=4.1.0
Drupal=4.2.0_rc
Drupal=4.4
Drupal=4.4.1
Drupal=4.4.2
Drupal=4.4.3
Drupal=4.5
Drupal=4.5.1
Drupal=4.5.2
Drupal=4.5.3
Drupal=4.5.4
Drupal=4.5.5
Drupal=4.5.6
Drupal=4.5.7
Drupal=4.5.8
Drupal=4.6
Drupal=4.6.1
Drupal=4.6.2
Drupal=4.6.3
Drupal=4.6.4
Drupal=4.6.5
Drupal=4.6.6
Drupal=4.6.7
Drupal=4.6.8
Drupal=4.6.9
Drupal=4.6.10
Drupal=4.6.11
Drupal=4.7
Drupal=4.7.1
Drupal=4.7.2
Drupal=4.7.3
Drupal=4.7.4
Drupal=4.7.5
Drupal=4.7.6
Drupal=4.7.7
Drupal=4.7.8
Drupal=4.7.9
Drupal=4.7.10
Drupal=4.7_rev_1.2
Drupal=4.7_rev_1.15
Drupal=5.0
Drupal=5.1
Drupal=5.1_rev1.1
Drupal=5.2
Drupal=5.3
Drupal=5.4
Drupal=5.5.

Remedy

http://secunia.com/advisories/28422

Remedy

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27238

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2008-0273?

    CVE-2008-0273 has a moderate severity rating due to its potential for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2008-0273?

    To fix CVE-2008-0273, upgrade to Drupal versions 4.7.11 or 5.6 or later.

  • Which versions of Drupal are affected by CVE-2008-0273?

    CVE-2008-0273 affects Drupal versions prior to 4.7.11 and 5.x before 5.6.

  • What type of attack does CVE-2008-0273 facilitate?

    CVE-2008-0273 facilitates cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via invalid UTF-8 byte sequences.

  • How does CVE-2008-0273 exploit vulnerabilities in Drupal?

    CVE-2008-0273 exploits vulnerabilities by causing Drupal's HTML filtering to improperly process UTF-8 encoding, enabling attackers to inject malicious scripts.

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