CVE-2008-0273 json
Interpretation conflict in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.11 and 5.x before 5.6, when Internet Explorer 6 is used, allows remote attackers to cond…
published 2008-01-15 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0284
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Interpretation conflict in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.11 and 5.x before 5.6, when Internet Explorer 6 is used, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via invalid UTF-8 byte sequences, which are not processed as UTF-8 by Drupal's HTML filtering, but are processed as UTF-8 by Internet Explorer, effectively removing characters from the document and defeating the HTML protection mechanism.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/27238 patch
- secunia.com/advisories/28422 advisory
Exploit prediction
2.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/27238
vdb-entry, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/28422
third-party-advisory, patch
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/0134
vdb-entry
- vbdrupal.org /forum/showthread.php?p=6878
- drupal.org /node/208564
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/39619
vdb-entry
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/0127
vdb-entry
- vbdrupal.org /forum/showthread.php?t=1349
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secunia.com
/advisories/28486
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-0273
- NVD CVE-2008-0273
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