- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2016-004
- Project: Embedded Media Field (third-party module)
- Version: 6.x
- Date: 2016-February-10
- Security risk: 19/25 ( Critical) AC:Complex/A:None/CI:All/II:All/E:Theoretical/TD:All
- Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting
Description
This module enables you to to display video, image, and audio files from various third party providers
The module doesn’t sufficiently sanitize path arguments under certain scenarios.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must be able to trick an administrator into visiting a carefully crafted URL.
CVE identifier(s) issued
- A CVE identifier will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance with Drupal Security Team processes.
Versions affected
- Embedded Media Field 6.x-1.x all versions.
- Embedded Media Field 6.x-2.x versions prior to 6.x-2.7.
Versions of Embedded Media Field for Drupal 7 are not affected.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Embedded Media Field module, there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- If you use the Embedded Media Field module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Embedded Media Field 6.x-2.7
Also see the Embedded Media Field project page.
Reported by
Fixed by
Coordinated by
- Michael Hess of the Drupal Security Team
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