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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…

Severity
Medium 4.3
Published
15 Jan 2008
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
2.3% in the next 30 daysHigher than 83% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Cross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Change some data
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Sources
NVD

Description

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.

From NVD.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
DrupalServers and applications · cpe:a:drupal:drupal
  • Version 5.5.
  • Version 5.4
  • Version 5.3
  • Version 5.2
All 48 release lines
  • Version 4.0.0
  • Version 4.1.0
  • Version 4.2.0_rc
  • Version 4.4
  • Version 4.4.1
  • Version 4.4.2
  • Version 4.4.3
  • Version 4.5
  • Version 4.5.1
  • Version 4.5.2
  • Version 4.5.3
  • Version 4.5.4
  • Version 4.5.5
  • Version 4.5.6
  • Version 4.5.7
  • Version 4.5.8
  • Version 4.6
  • Version 4.6.1
  • Version 4.6.2
  • Version 4.6.3
  • Version 4.6.4
  • Version 4.6.5
  • Version 4.6.6
  • Version 4.6.7
  • Version 4.6.8
  • Version 4.6.9
  • Version 4.6.10
  • Version 4.6.11
  • Version 4.7
  • Version 4.7_rev_1.2
  • Version 4.7_rev_1.15
  • Version 4.7.1
  • Version 4.7.2
  • Version 4.7.3
  • Version 4.7.4
  • Version 4.7.5
  • Version 4.7.6
  • Version 4.7.7
  • Version 4.7.8
  • Version 4.7.9
  • Version 4.7.10
  • Version 5.0
  • Version 5.1
  • Version 5.1_rev1.1
  • Version 5.2
  • Version 5.3
  • Version 5.4
  • Version 5.5.

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0273
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0273