CVE-2009-2079 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the administrative page interface in Taxonomy manager 5.x before 5.x-1.2 and 6.x before 6.x-1.1…
published 2009-06-16 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2075
- cvss
- 3.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the administrative page interface in Taxonomy manager 5.x before 5.x-1.2 and 6.x before 6.x-1.1, a module for Drupal, allows remote authenticated users, with administer taxonomy privileges or the ability to use free tagging to add taxonomy terms, to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) vocabulary names, (2) synonyms, and (3) term names.
Patch / fix
- drupal.org/node/487602 patch
- drupal.org/node/487620 patch
- drupal.org/node/487818 advisory
Exploit prediction
1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- lampsecurity.org http://lampsecurity.org/drupal-6-taxonomy-manager-xss-vulnerability 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
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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drupal.org
/node/487602
patch
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drupal.org
/node/487620
patch
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drupal.org
/node/487818
patch, vendor-advisory
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lampsecurity.org
/drupal-6-taxonomy-manager-xss-vulnerability
exploit, url-repurposed
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secunia.com
/advisories/35391
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/35286
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-2079
- NVD CVE-2009-2079
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