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CVE-2009-4429 json

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Sections module 5.x before 5.x-1.3 and 6.x before 6.x-1.3 for Drupal allows remote authenti…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2009-4396

cvss
3.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.9%
EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Sections module 5.x before 5.x-1.3 and 6.x before 6.x-1.3 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with "administer sections" privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a section name (aka the Name field).

Patch / fix

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-33410)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-33410 Drupal Module Sections 5.x-1.2/6.x-1.2 - HTML Injection webapps, 2009-12-16
  • EDB-10485 Drupal Module Sections - Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2009-12-16
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37371 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 3.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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