MEDIUM
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
Published Jul 18, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.08%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
OR
- 8
- 9
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.08% 0.02079
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02079
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.08% (0.02079) | 80.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.08% (0.02079) | 78.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.13% (0.01126) | 76.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00266) | 66.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 64.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 62.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://drupal.org/node/280571 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31079 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/10/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30168 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454849 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43701 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00016.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00527.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00551.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://drupal.org/node/280571 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31079 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/10/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30168 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454849 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43701 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00016.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00527.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00551.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 18, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 18, 2008
Link CVE-2008-3219
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a