# CVE-2012-1652: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Hierarchical Select module 6.x-3.x before 6.x-3.8 for Drupal allows remote authenticated use

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-09-19 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Hierarchical Select module 6.x-3.x before 6.x-3.8 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with administer taxonomy permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to "the vocabulary's help text."

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## References

- http://drupal.org/node/1461318
- http://drupal.org/node/1461724
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48235
- http://osvdb.org/79683
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/07/1
- http://drupalcode.org/project/hierarchical_select.git/commit/be32dceb17d25553e474c295a8c3db69eab95cee
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52228
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73611

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