CVE-2007-5596
The core Upload module in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 places the .html extension...
The core Upload module in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 places the .html extension on a whitelist, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by uploading .html files.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The core Upload module in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 places the .html extension on a whitelist, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by uploading .html files.
- Record
CVE-2007-5596- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The core Upload module in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 places the .html extension on a whitelist, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by uploading .html files.
- Record
CVE-2007-5596- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-5571 No score
The core Upload module in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 places the .html extension on a whitelist, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by uploading .html files.
- Record
EUVD-2007-5571- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mrvq-r8g7-548f No score
The core Upload module in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 places the .html extension...
The core Upload module in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 places the .html extension on a whitelist, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by uploading .html files.
- Record
GHSA-mrvq-r8g7-548f- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-5596 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Drupal, published October 19, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.63%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3546
secunia.com/advisories/27292
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00328.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37274
drupal.org/node/184320
securityfocus.com/bid/26119
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5596
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mrvq-r8g7-548f