VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-5996

CVSS score3.5 LOW
EPSS probability0.84%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-01-28
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Simplenews module 5.x before 5.x-1.5 and 6.x before 6.x-1.0-beta4, a module for Drupal, allows remote authenticated users, with "administer taxonomy" permissions, to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Newsletter category field.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Primary references