CVE-2008-6170

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal 5.x before 5.12 and 6.x before 6.6 allows remote authenticated users with create book content or edit node book hierarchy permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the book page title.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory drupal.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://drupal.org/node/324824 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31882 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32441 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32297 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46052 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00783.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00826.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2913 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6170?
CVE-2008-6170 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6170?
To fix CVE-2008-6170, 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-2008-6170 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-6170 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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