- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2015-144
- Project: Mass Contact (third-party module)
- Version: 6.x, 7.x
- Date: 2015-September-02
- Security risk: 13/25 ( Moderately Critical) AC:Basic/A:Admin/CI:Some/II:Some/E:Theoretical/TD:All
- Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting
Description
This module allows anyone with permission to send a single message to multiple users of a site, using the site’s roles and/or taxonomy functionality.
The module doesn’t sufficiently sanitize the category labels when they are displayed.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the permission “administer mass contact”.
CVE identifier(s) issued
- A CVE identifier will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance with Drupal Security Team processes.
Versions affected
- Mass Contact 6.x-1.x versions prior to 6.x-1.6.
- Mass Contact 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.1.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Mass Contact module, there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- If you use the Mass Contact module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Mass Contact 6.x-1.6
- If you use the Mass Contact module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Mass Contact 7.x-1.1
Also see the Mass Contact project page.
Reported by
Fixed by
- Jason Flatt the module maintainer
Coordinated by
- Aaron Ott, provisional member of the Drupal Security Team
Contact and More Information
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