- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2016-030
- Project: XML Sitemap (third-party module)
- Version: 7.x
- Date: 2016-May-25
- Security risk: 13/25 ( Moderately Critical) AC:Basic/A:User/CI:Some/II:Some/E:Theoretical/TD:Default
- Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting
Description
The XML Sitemap module enables you to create sitemaps which help search engines to more intelligently crawl a website and keep their results up to date.
The module doesn’t sufficiently filter the URL when it is displayed in the sitemap.
This vulnerability is mitigated if the setting for “Include a stylesheet in the sitemaps for humans.” on the module’s administration settings page is not enabled (the default is enabled).
CVE identifier(s) issued
- A CVE identifier will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance with Drupal Security Team processes.
Versions affected
- XML Sitemap 7.x-2.x versions prior to 7.x-2.3.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed XML Sitemap module, there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- If you use the XML Sitemap module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to XML Sitemap 7.x-2.3
Also see the XML Sitemap project page.
Reported by
Fixed by
- Pablo López
- Dave Reid the module maintainer and of the Drupal Security Team
- David Snopek of the Drupal Security Team
Coordinated by
- David Snopek of the Drupal Security Team
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