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CVE-2008-1131: Drupal 6 permits malicious script injection via content titles

CVE-2008-1131 · published 18 years ago

Summary

In Drupal 6, users who are logged in can place harmful code into the title fields when editing content. This inserted code can run in the browsers of anyone who views the page, potentially stealing data or hijacking sessions. Update Drupal to a newer version or apply the provided patch to stop the injection.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
drupal	drupal	6.0 `cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:::::::*`

Original advisory text

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal 6.0 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via titles in content edit forms.

References

http://drupal.org/node/227608 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/29118 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28026 Patch

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)

Severity

3.5 Low

Exploitation

<1% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Timeline

Published4 Mar 2008

Updated3 Nov 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2008-1131 · NVD

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