CVE-2008-5996
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CVE-2008-5996 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Simplenews module 5.x before 5.x-1.5 and 6.x before 6.x-1.0-beta4, a module for Drupal, allows remote authenticated users, with "administer taxonomy" permissions, to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Newsletter category field.. EPSS estimates a 0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Simplenews module 5.x before 5.x-1.5 and 6.x before 6.x-1.0-beta4, a module for Drupal, allows remote authenticated users, with "administer taxonomy" permissions, to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Newsletter category field.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Link3 | Simplenews | <= 5.x-1.4 | — |
| Link3 | Simplenews | <= 6.x-1.0 | Beta3 |
| Link3 | Simplenews | 4.6.x-1.x-dev | — |
| Link3 | Simplenews | 4.7.x-1.0 | — |
| Link3 | Simplenews | 4.7.x-1.x-dev | — |
| Link3 | Simplenews | 4.7.x-2.x-dev | — |
| Link3 | Simplenews | 5.x-1.0 | — |
| Link3 | Simplenews | 5.x-1.1 | — |
| Link3 | Simplenews | 5.x-1.2 | — |
| Link3 | Simplenews | 5.x-1.3 | — |
| Link3 | Simplenews | 5.x-1.x-dev | — |
| Link3 | Simplenews | 6.x-1.0 | Beta1 |
| Link3 | Simplenews | 6.x-1.x-dev | — |
References
- http://drupal.org/node/312944Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32022Vendor Advisory
- http://drupal.org/node/312944Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32022Vendor Advisory
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