Date: 
Wednesday, Apr 2nd, 2025
Advisory ID: 
BACKDROP-SA-CONTRIB-2025-008
Security risk: 
Less Critical
Vulnerability: 
Cross Site Scripting
CVE ID: 
CVE-2018-25050
Versions affected: 
  • Chosen module versions prior to 1.x-2.1.3
Description: 

The chosen module contains a library with known vulnerabilities:

The Chosen JavaScript library for making long, unwieldy select boxes more user friendly. This library did not properly sanitize <code>optgroup</code> labels. 

This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have the ability to enter <code>optgroup</code> labels. This action and would require a contrib or custom solution. 

 

Solution: 

Upgrade your site to use the most recent version of Chosen module. Download available on the Chosen releases page

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Fixed By: 

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