# CVE-2026-4093: Stored XSS in Drupal 7 Term Reference Tree module (token display templates and term labels)

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-21 · Updated: 2026-05-22

## Affected

- Term Reference Tree: from 7.x-1.x, through 7.x-1.11

## Description

In the Drupal 7 Term Reference Tree module, two stored XSS vectors exist in the widget/formatter rendering pipeline. Vector A (token display templates): When the Token module is enabled and token display templates are configured, attacker-controlled token output (e.g., term description) is rendered without proper sanitization. Any user who can edit the referenced taxonomy terms can inject HTML/JS that executes when the field is rendered. Vector B (term label rendering): Taxonomy term labels are not properly sanitized before being rendered in the widget, allowing a user with permission to create or edit taxonomy terms to inject scripts into the term name that execute when a form containing the widget is viewed. Exploit affects versions 7.x-1.x up to and including 7.x-1.11.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Term Reference Tree, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2026-4093
- https://d7es.tag1.com/security-advisories/taxonomy-term-reference-tree-widget-moderately-critical-cross-site-scripting

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