CWE
79
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2014-8747: XSS

First published: Mon Oct 13 2014(Updated: )

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Drupal Commons module 7.x-3.x before 7.x-3.9 for Drupal allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to content creation and activity stream messages.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Drupal Commons=7.x-3.3
Drupal Commons=7.x-3.3-rc3
Drupal Commons=7.x-3.3-rc4
Drupal Commons=7.x-3.4
Drupal Commons=7.x-3.4-rc1
Drupal Commons=7.x-3.4-rc2
Drupal Commons=7.x-3.4-rc3
Drupal Commons=7.x-3.5
Drupal Commons=7.x-3.6
Drupal Commons=7.x-3.7
Drupal Commons=7.x-3.8

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-8747?

    CVE-2014-8747 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for cross-site scripting attacks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-8747?

    To fix CVE-2014-8747, you should upgrade the Drupal Commons module to version 7.x-3.9 or later.

  • What specific versions of Drupal Commons are affected by CVE-2014-8747?

    CVE-2014-8747 affects Drupal Commons versions 7.x-3.3 through 7.x-3.8.

  • What kind of attacks can be executed via CVE-2014-8747?

    CVE-2014-8747 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML into content creation and activity stream messages.

  • Is CVE-2014-8747 applicable to Drupal 8 or later versions?

    CVE-2014-8747 is only applicable to Drupal Commons running on version 7.x-3.x and does not affect Drupal 8 or later.

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