Name Field security updates, in plain English

Name Field

8,572 sites report using it · on drupal.org · 1 security update explained here

This module provides a specific way to store personal names in separate parts like first name and last name.

Below is every security update for Name Field that this site has covered, newest first. Each one says who could exploit it, whether it applies to your site, how urgent it is, and what to tell your developer. If your site uses this module and you are not sure which version, that is the first question to ask whoever looks after it.

Name Field

Moderately critical · 8,572 sites report using it · SA-CONTRIB-2026-304 · on drupal.org · Week of 4 November 2026

The module sometimes treats a stored name as code instead of plain text. An ordinary account on the site could use this to run unwanted scripts. This would allow them to view private details or modify existing content.

Who could do thisOnly someone with a login on your site.
Does it apply to youAny site using this module.
Has it been used in attacksNo sign of it.
How urgentDrupal rates this moderately critical. Include it in your next routine update, within the month.

Tell your developerUpdate Name Field to 8.x-1.6.

For developers: what the fix changed

Escapes HTML in autocomplete suggestion labels in `AutocompleteController` to prevent cross-site scripting.

Also in this release The release also includes coding standards fixes, complexity reductions, PHPUnit deprecation updates, and documentation improvements.

8.x-1.5 to 8.x-1.6 10 commits, 171 files including 64 tests.

.cspell-project-words.txt +5 −0
.cursor/rules/drupal.mdc +2 −0
.cursor/rules/no-dependency-bags.mdc +65 −0
.cursor/rules/readability-control-flow.mdc +32 −3
.cursor/skills/code-review-checklist/SKILL.md +2 −0
.gitlab-ci.yml +45 −2
composer.json +2 −1
docs/api/overview.md +71 −1
docs/classes/index.md +90 −1
docs/coverage/index.html +1 −0
docs/deprecations.md +103 −0
docs/examples/extending.md +0 −0

Full diff, 8.x-1.5 to 8.x-1.6

The comparison is against the release immediately before the fix. If your site is on an older release, more will have changed.

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