Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ("Cross-site Scripting") vulnerability in Drupal Search API Autocomplete allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Search API Autocomplete versions: from 0.0.0 to 1.12.0.
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

An improperly neutralized user input during page generation in Drupal Search API Autocomplete allows a reflected cross‑site scripting vulnerability. If an attacker supplies crafted data that is echoed back in the autocomplete suggestions, the browser will execute the injected script, enabling defacement, cookie theft, or session hijacking.

Affected Systems

Drupal Search API Autocomplete modules installed on a Drupal website are affected. All releases from the initial 0.0.0 to version 1.12.0 are vulnerable; any site running these versions is at risk.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability is classified as moderately critical. No EPSS score is available and it is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, but XSS is a well‑known attack that can be triggered via reflected payloads. Without an immediate patch, users face the possibility of arbitrary script execution when viewing autocomplete results. The attack is likely to be performed by sending malicious data in the query that triggers suggestions, which does not require administrator privileges but works against any authenticated or unauthenticated user who receives the injected response.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 00:41 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Drupal Search API Autocomplete module to a release newer than 1.12.0 where the XSS bug is fixed.
  • If an immediate upgrade is not feasible, temporarily disable the autocomplete feature or implement server‑side sanitization of user input before it is presented in suggestions.
  • Deploy a web application firewall rule to filter or block suspicious cross‑site scripting payloads delivered through autocomplete requests.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 00:41 UTC.

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References
History

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ("Cross-site Scripting") vulnerability in Drupal Search API Autocomplete allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Search API Autocomplete versions: from 0.0.0 to 1.12.0.
Title Search API Autocomplete - Moderately critical - Cross-site Scripting - SA-CONTRIB-2026-082
Weaknesses CWE-79
References

Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: drupal

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-25T22:22:09.308Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T17:06:42.610Z

Link: CVE-2026-16640

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-25T23:16:56.787

Modified: 2026-08-25T23:16:56.787

Link: CVE-2026-16640

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T00:45:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')