CVE-2008-3218

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Drupal 6.x before 6.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) free tagging taxonomy terms, which are not properly handled on node preview pages, and (2) unspecified OpenID values.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.12% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory drupal.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30168 third party advisory vdb entry
http://drupal.org/node/280571 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43704 third party advisory vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454849 patch third party advisory issue tracking
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00016.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31079 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00527.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/10/3 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00551.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3218?
CVE-2008-3218 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3218?
To fix CVE-2008-3218, 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-2008-3218 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3218 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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