Taxonomy Autotagger module for Drupal unspecified cross-site scripting
| taxonomy-autotagger-unspecified-xss (43570) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The Taxonomy Autotagger module for Drupal is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability when creating or editing a post to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Drupal, Taxonomy Autotagger module for Drupal 5.x-1.0
- Drupal, Taxonomy Autotagger module for Drupal 5.x-1.1
- Drupal, Taxonomy Autotagger module for Drupal 5.x-1.2
- Drupal, Taxonomy Autotagger module for Drupal 5.x-1.3
- Drupal, Taxonomy Autotagger module for Drupal 5.x-1.4
Remedy:
Refer to DRUPAL-SA-2008-041 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- DRUPAL-SA-2008-041, Taxonomy autotagger - Multiple vulnerabilities at http://drupal.org/node/277877.
- BID-30067: Drupal Taxonomy Autotagger Module Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-3091: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Taxonomy Autotagger module 5.x before 5.x-1.8 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users, with create or edit post permissions, to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- SA30933: Drupal Taxonomy Autotagger SQL Injection and Script Insertion
Reported:
Jul 02, 2008
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