- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2014-111
- Project: Protected Pages (third-party module)
- Version: 7.x
- Date: 2014-November-19
- Security risk: 11/25 ( Moderately Critical) AC:Basic/A:None/CI:Some/II:None/E:Theoretical/TD:Uncommon
- Vulnerability: Access bypass
Description
Protected Pages modules allows the administrator to secure any page in your website by password by configuring a add path and the associated password.
The module did not sufficiently protect variations on the protected path.
CVE identifier(s) issued
- A CVE identifier will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance
with Drupal Security Team processes.
Versions affected
- Protected Pages 7.x-2.x versions prior to 7.x-2.2.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Protected Pages module,
there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- Upgrade to protected_pages 7.x-2.4
Also see the Protected Pages project page.
Reported by
Fixed by
- Varun Mishra the module maintainer
Coordinated by
- Greg Knaddison of the Drupal Security Team
- Michael Hess of the Drupal Security Team
Contact and More Information
The Drupal security team can be reached at security at drupal.org or via the contact form at https://www.drupal.org/contact.
Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies, writing secure code for Drupal, and securing your site.
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