Is CVE-2007-5596 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-5596 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-5596?

CVE-2007-5596 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2007-5596

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 1.6% (76th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-5571)
Published: October 19, 2007
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5571 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

drupal / drupal

References

http://drupal.org/node/184320(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/27292(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/27352(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26119(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3546(Third Party Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37274(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00328.html(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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