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Drupal Media Folders CVE-2026-16638

| EUVDEUVD-2026-66182 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-08-25 drupal GHSA-9qmj-5rmh-j6x2
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: drupal
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Vendor (drupal) PRIMARY
6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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5.4 MEDIUM

Stored XSS submission realistically requires at minimum a content contributor role (PR:L); scope change and victim browser interaction (UI:R) are retained from the provided vector.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (drupal).

CVSS VectorVendor: drupal

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 16:11 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 15:52 NVD
6.1 (None) 6.1 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 22:22 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ("Cross-site Scripting") vulnerability in Drupal Media Folders allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Media Folders versions: from 0.0.0 to 1.0.8.

AnalysisAI

Stored XSS in the Drupal Media Folders contributed module (versions 0.0.0 through 1.0.8) allows network-accessible injection of persistent malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of users who subsequently view affected media folder pages. The CVSS scope change (S:C) confirms the payload crosses the application security boundary into the victim's browser session, enabling session hijacking or privilege escalation against authenticated users including administrators. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires that the target Drupal installation has the Media Folders contributed module installed and enabled in a version from 0.0.0 up to (but not including) 1.0.8 - this is a non-core, opted-in module and not present by default. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 6.1 score with AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N accurately captures the network-accessible, low-complexity nature of the flaw while bounding impact to low confidentiality and integrity. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation The primary remediation is to upgrade the Drupal Media Folders module to version 1.0.8 or later, as documented in Drupal Security Advisory SA-contrib-2026-080 (https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-080). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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