CVE-2018-7603: drupal 3rd party module - search autocomplete Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-7603 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in drupal 3rd party module - search autocomplete. EPSS estimates a 0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 15-01-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In Drupal's 3rd party module search auto complete prior to versions 7.x-4.8 there is a Cross Site Scripting vulnerability. This Search Autocomplete module enables you to autocomplete textfield using data from your website (nodes, comments, etc.). The module doesn't sufficiently filter user-entered text among the autocompletion items leading to a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability can be exploited by any user allowed to create one of the autocompletion item, for instance, nodes, users, comments.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.79%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
56%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.79% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Drupal1 product
- 3rd party module - search autocomplete≥ 7.x-4.x, < 7.x-4.8
Search_autocomplete_project1 product
- search_autocomplete< 7.x-4.8
2 vendors · 2 products