CVE-2017-6929

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.

Untrusted input is rendered as active markup in a victim's browser, which can run script in their session. Typical impact: session or credential theft, and actions taken as the user.

CVE-2017-6929 has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium). The vector is network-reachable, no privileges required, and user interaction required. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (7.57, 8.4.0); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.

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1. What is CVE-2017-6929? CVE-2017-6929 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in drupal/core (composer), affecting versions >= 7.0, < 7.57. It is fixed in 7.57, 8.4.0. Untrusted input is rendered as active markup in a victim's browser, which can run script in their session.
2. How severe is CVE-2017-6929? CVE-2017-6929 has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
3. Which packages are affected by CVE-2017-6929?
   • drupal/core (composer) (versions >= 7.0, < 7.57)
   • drupal/drupal (composer) (versions >= 8.0, < 8.4.0)
4. Is there a fix for CVE-2017-6929? Yes. CVE-2017-6929 is fixed in 7.57, 8.4.0. Upgrade to this version or later.
5. Is CVE-2017-6929 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2017-6929 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
6. What actually determines whether CVE-2017-6929 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
7. How do I fix CVE-2017-6929?
   • Upgrade drupal/core to 7.57 or later
   • Upgrade drupal/core to 8.4.0 or later
   • Upgrade drupal/drupal to 8.4.0 or later
   • Upgrade drupal/drupal to 7.57 or later

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