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CVE-2015-6665


Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Ajax handler in Drupal 7.x before 7.39 and the Ctools module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.14 for Drupal allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving a whitelisted HTML element, possibly related to the "a" tag.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-6665 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from fedoraproject, from drupal, from chaos_tool_suite_project organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2015-08-24T14:59:22.680

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

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?
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 21 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 22 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 23 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.0 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.0 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.0 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.0 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.0 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.0 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.0 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.0 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.0 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.0 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.0 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.0 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.0 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.0 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.0 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.0 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.1 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.2 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.3 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.4 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.5 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.6 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.7 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.8 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.9 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.10 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.11 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.12 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.13 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.14 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.15 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.16 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.17 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.18 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.19 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.20 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.21 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.22 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.23 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.24 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.25 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.26 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.27 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.28 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.29 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.30 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.33 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.34 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.35 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.36 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.37 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.38 Yes
Application drupal drupal 7.x-dev Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.0 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.0 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.0 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.0 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.0 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.0 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.0 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.0 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.0 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.1 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.2 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.3 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.4 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.5 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.6 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.7 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.8 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.9 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.11 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.12 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.13 Yes
Application chaos_tool_suite_project ctools 6.x-1.x 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 fedoraproject'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.