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CVE-2008-0273


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.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-0273 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from drupal organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.


Published

2008-01-15T20:00:00.000

Last Modified

2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application drupal drupal 4.0.0 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.1.0 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.2.0_rc Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.4 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.4.1 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.4.2 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.4.3 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.5 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.5.1 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.5.2 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.5.3 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.5.4 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.5.5 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.5.6 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.5.7 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.5.8 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.6 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.6.1 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.6.2 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.6.3 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.6.4 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.6.5 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.6.6 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.6.7 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.6.8 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.6.9 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.6.10 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.6.11 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.7 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.7.1 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.7.2 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.7.3 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.7.4 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.7.5 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.7.6 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.7.7 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.7.8 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.7.9 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.7.10 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.7_rev_1.2 Yes
Application drupal drupal 4.7_rev_1.15 Yes
Application drupal drupal 5.0 Yes
Application drupal drupal 5.1 Yes
Application drupal drupal 5.1_rev1.1 Yes
Application drupal drupal 5.2 Yes
Application drupal drupal 5.3 Yes
Application drupal drupal 5.4 Yes
Application drupal drupal 5.5. Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For drupal's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.