Vulnerability Description
A jQuery cross site scripting vulnerability is present when making Ajax requests to untrusted domains. This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that it requires contributed or custom modules in order to exploit. For Drupal 8, this vulnerability was already fixed in Drupal 8.4.0 in the Drupal core upgrade to jQuery 3. For Drupal 7, it is fixed in the current release (Drupal 7.57) for jQuery 1.4.4 (the version that ships with Drupal 7 core) as well as for other newer versions of jQuery that might be used on the site, for example using the jQuery Update module.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Drupal | Drupal | >= 7.0, < 7.57 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00030.htmlIssue Tracking
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4123Third Party Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2018-001MitigationVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00030.htmlIssue Tracking
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4123Third Party Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2018-001MitigationVendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2017-6929?
CVE-2017-6929 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). A jQuery cross site scripting vulnerability is present when making Ajax requests to untrusted domains. This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that it requires contributed or custom modules in ord...
How severe is CVE-2017-6929?
CVE-2017-6929 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2017-6929?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Drupal Drupal, Debian Debian Linux.