CVE-2007-5596 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The core Upload module in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 places the .html extension on a whitelist, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by uploading .html files.

Published: 2007-10-19

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-5571	The core Upload module in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 places the .html extension on a whitelist, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by uploading .html files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

The EPSS score is 0.01631.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://drupal.org/node/184320
http://secunia.com/advisories/27292
http://secunia.com/advisories/27352
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26119
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3546
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37274
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00328.html

History

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Subscriptions

Drupal Drupal

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-19T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:39:13.422Z

Reserved: 2007-10-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5596

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-10-19T23:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:46:28.020

Link: CVE-2007-5596

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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