- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2015-140
- Project: Search API Autocomplete (third-party module)
- Version: 7.x
- Date: 2015-August-19
- Security risk: 6/25 ( Less Critical) AC:Complex/A:User/CI:None/II:None/E:Theoretical/TD:Default
- Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting
Description
This module enables you to add autocomplete suggestions for search forms created with the Search API module.
The module doesn’t sufficiently sanitize the HTML output for the returned suggestions, theoretically allowing an attacker to include custom HTML there.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the permission to create new content (or other indexed entities) and that the search index must be configured to use the HTML filter processor.
CVE identifier(s) issued
- A CVE identifier will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance with Drupal Security Team processes.
Versions affected
- Search API Autocomplete 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.3.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Search API Autocomplete module, there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- If you use the Search API Autocomplete module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Search API Autocomplete 7.x-1.3
Also see the Search API Autocomplete project page.
Reported by
- Thomas Seidl the module maintainer
Fixed by
- Thomas Seidl the module maintainer
Coordinated by
- Klaus Purer of the Drupal Security Team
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