CVE-2008-0273

Description

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.46%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0134 vdb entry
http://www.vbdrupal.org/forum/showthread.php?p=6878
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27238 vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/28422 third party advisory patch
http://drupal.org/node/208564
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39619 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0127 vdb entry
http://www.vbdrupal.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1349
http://secunia.com/advisories/28486 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0273?
CVE-2008-0273 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0273?
To fix CVE-2008-0273, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0273 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-0273 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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