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

CVE-2012-1660

Low
2.1/10

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in components/select.inc in the Webform module 6.x-3.x before 6.x-3.17 and 7.x-3.x before 7.x-3.17 for Drupal, when the "Select (or other)" module is enabled, allow remote authenticated users with the create webform content permission to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) checkboxes or (2) radios.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • SINGLE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting

Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published