CVE-2008-3219

Description

The Drupal filter_xss_admin function in 5.x before 5.8 and 6.x before 6.3 does not "prevent use of the object HTML tag in administrator input," which has unknown impact and attack vectors, probably related to an insufficient cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.13% 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 vdb entry third party advisory
http://drupal.org/node/280571 patch vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454849 issue tracking third party advisory patch
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
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43701 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3219?
CVE-2008-3219 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3219?
To fix CVE-2008-3219, 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-2008-3219 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3219 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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