Drupal Core Potential Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Error MessagesGHSA-39g6-x4x8-5jcm
MEDIUMGHSA-39g6-x4x8-5jcm is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in drupal/core. A fix is available for drupal/core — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-39g6-x4x8-5jcm.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
drupal/core🐘drupal/core🐘drupal/core🐘drupal/coreReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Drupal Drupal core allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Drupal core: from 8.0.0 before 10.3.13, from 10.4.0 before 10.4.3, from 11.0.0 before 11.0.12, from 11.1.0 before 11.1.3.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | drupal/core | ≥ 8.0.0&&< 10.3.13 | 10.3.13composer require drupal/core:^10.3.13 |
| 🐘Packagist | drupal/core | ≥ 10.4.0&&< 10.4.3 | 10.4.3composer require drupal/core:^10.4.3 |
| 🐘Packagist | drupal/core | ≥ 11.0.0&&< 11.0.12 | 11.0.12composer require drupal/core:^11.0.12 |
| 🐘Packagist | drupal/core | ≥ 11.1.0&&< 11.1.3 | 11.1.3composer require drupal/core:^11.1.3 |
Affected Products
drupaldrupalDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for drupal/core, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update drupal/core to 10.3.13 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-39g6-x4x8-5jcm is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-39g6-x4x8-5jcm in your dependencies?
Find it across Packagist, including transitive dependencies.