CVE-2017-6929

Description

A jQuery cross site scripting vulnerability is present when making Ajax requests to untrusted domains. This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that it requires contributed or custom modules in order to exploit. For Drupal 8, this vulnerability was already fixed in Drupal 8.4.0 in the Drupal core upgrade to jQuery 3. For Drupal 7, it is fixed in the current release (Drupal 7.57) for jQuery 1.4.4 (the version that ships with Drupal 7 core) as well as for other newer versions of jQuery that might be used on the site, for example using the jQuery Update module.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.74% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory drupal.org
Affected: Drupal.org Drupal Core
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4123 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00030.html issue tracking mailing list
https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2018-001 mitigation vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-6929?
CVE-2017-6929 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-6929?
To fix CVE-2017-6929, 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-2017-6929 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-6929 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-6929?
CVE-2017-6929 affects Drupal.org Drupal Core.
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