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Drupal Webform EUVDEUVD-2026-107838

| CVE-2026-96368 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-10-22 drupal GHSA-4cw4-c7h2-2m73
4.6
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: drupal
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as low-privilege Webform user
  2. Delivery
    Submit crafted input with script payload
  3. Exploit
    Payload stored without neutralization
  4. Execution
    Admin views page, script executes in browser
  5. Impact
    Hijack session or act as victim

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated low-privilege actor (PR:L) who can inject input into a Webform field or configuration that Drupal Webform later renders without proper HTML neutralization (CWE-79), plus a victim who views the rendered page (UI:R) - the stored payload does not fire on its own. The affected product is Drupal's Webform contrib module in versions 0.0.0 up to (not including) 6.2.12 and 6.3.0 up to (not including) 6.3.1. Limiting factors: the attacker must hold an account with content/form-submission rights, a separate user must load the poisoned page for the script to execute, impact is confined to the victim's browser session with unchanged scope (S:U) and no availability effect, and the specific field, form mode, or configuration that triggers the flaw is not described in the available sources.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity stored XSS (CVSS 4.6) that the signals consistently rate as a measured, non-emergency priority rather than a critical threat. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N shows network reach but three real brakes: low-privilege authentication (PR:L), required victim interaction (UI:R), and only Low confidentiality/integrity impact with no availability effect and unchanged scope. These line up with the other signals: EPSS is very low at 0.20% (10th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing, and the vuln.today decision label is 'this_month' - a scheduled-patch urgency, not act_now or emergency. No conflicting signals are present; every source points the same direction. The main caveat is mechanism: the description states only that the flaw 'allows Stored XSS' and does not say which field, form configuration, or viewing context triggers it, so the exact attack surface is not described in the available sources. Bottom line - a genuine vulnerability worth patching on a normal cycle, not a drop-everything issue, consistent with the 'this_month' decision label.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with a low-privilege account that can submit or configure Webform content stores a malicious script payload in a field that is later rendered without proper neutralization. When a higher-privileged user - typically a site administrator reviewing submissions or form settings - views the affected page, the script executes in their authenticated browser session. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis; the attack requires both authentication and victim interaction (UI:R).

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 22, 2026

Stored cross-site scripting in the Drupal Webform contrib module (versions 0.0.0 through 6.2.11 and 6.3.0) lets a low-privilege authenticated user inject HTML that Drupal Webform later renders without neutralization. The payload only executes when a separate victim loads the affected page, so impact is limited to the victim's browser session with unchanged scope and no availability effect; CVSS is 4.6 and EPSS is low at 0.20% (10th percentile). No public exploit code or active exploitation is confirmed, and vendor patches are available in 6.2.12 and 6.3.1.

RemediationAI

Upgrade the Drupal Webform contrib module to 6.2.12 or later on the 6.2.x branch, or to 6.3.1 or later on the 6.3.x branch, following the Drupal security advisory at https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-163; the vendor confirms a patch is available. Because exploitation requires a low-privilege authenticated account plus a victim who views the poisoned page, reducing the number of roles permitted to create or edit Webform content and form submissions limits exposure, though it does not remove the vulnerability and may disrupt legitimate form-building workflows. Sites unable to update immediately should review stored Webform submissions and configuration for injected markup and restrict access to affected forms to trusted roles; both measures are partial compensating controls only, as the vendor's fix is the complete remedy.

Affected VersionsENISA

Webform 0.0.0 <6.2.12
Webform 6.3.0 <6.3.1

Affected Packages

composer drupal/webform fix: 6.2.12, 6.3.1
euvd webform fix: 6.2.12, 6.3.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in composer, euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Drupal Webform is a widely deployed contributed module for building forms and surveys in Drupal. The flaw is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), meaning user-supplied content is emitted into HTML output without adequate encoding or filtering, so script markup persists in storage and is served to later viewers. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N confirms a network-reachable, low-complexity attack requiring an authenticated low-privilege account (PR:L) and victim interaction (UI:R), with low confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact. Because scope is unchanged, the script runs in the context of the Drupal site's origin and the victim's session rather than escaping to another security authority. The specific form field, rendering mode, or configuration that fails to neutralize input is not described in the available sources.

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Severity by source

Vendor (drupal) PRIMARY 4.6 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.6 MEDIUM

Authenticated low-privilege user stores the payload (PR:L), a victim must view it (UI:R), yielding limited browser-session confidentiality/integrity impact with no availability effect.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (drupal).

CVSS VectorVendor: drupal

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 22, 2026 - 03:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 22, 2026 - 01:21 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ("Cross-site Scripting") vulnerability in Drupal Webform allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Webform versions: from 0.0.0 to 6.2.12, from 6.3.0 to 6.3.1.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 90% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
most-installed Drupal contrib module, but Drupal is a minority CMS
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

23
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +23
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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