CVE-2008-6533

Description

Drupal 5.x before 5.13 and 6.x before 6.7 does not delete all related content when an input format is deleted, which prevents the content from being properly filtered and allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.34%
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
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00767.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3414 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33147 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33112 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://drupal.org/node/345441 patch vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00740.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47259 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/50662 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6533?
CVE-2008-6533 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6533?
To fix CVE-2008-6533, 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-2008-6533 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-6533 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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