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CVE-2009-2079

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-2079 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from drupal, from drupal organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, 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

2009-06-16T19:30:00.313

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 3.5 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	drupal	drupal	*	No
Application	drupal	taxonomy_manager	5.x-1.0	Yes
Application	drupal	taxonomy_manager	5.x-1.1	Yes
Application	drupal	taxonomy_manager	6.x-1.0	Yes
Application	drupal	taxonomy_manager	6.x-1.0-beta1	Yes
Application	drupal	taxonomy_manager	6.x-1.0-beta2	Yes

References

http://drupal.org/node/487602 Patch ([email protected])
http://drupal.org/node/487620 Patch ([email protected])
http://drupal.org/node/487818 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lampsecurity.org/drupal-6-taxonomy-manager-xss-vulnerability Exploit, URL Repurposed ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/35391 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35286 ([email protected])
http://drupal.org/node/487602 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://drupal.org/node/487620 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://drupal.org/node/487818 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lampsecurity.org/drupal-6-taxonomy-manager-xss-vulnerability Exploit, URL Repurposed (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35391 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35286 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

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.