Date: 
Tuesday, Nov 10th, 2026
Advisory ID: 
BACKDROP-SA-CONTRIB-2026-023
Security risk: 
Moderately Critical
Vulnerability: 
Cross Site Scripting
CVE ID: 
CVE-2026-122073
Versions affected: 

Name module, all versions prior to 1.x-1.2.0

 

Description: 

The Name Field module provides a field for storing a personal name as separate components.

The module does not sufficiently sanitize values under some circumstances. A name stored on the field can be interpreted as HTML, which can lead to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Solution: 

Update your site to use the most recent version of ABC module. Download available on the Name project page.

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Fixed By: 
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