Administration Views – Critical – Access bypass – SA-CONTRIB-2016-041

Description

Administration Views module replaces overview/listing pages with actual views for superior usability.

The module does not check access properly under certain circumstances. Anonymous users could get access to read information they should not have access to.

CVE identifier(s) issued

  • A CVE identifier will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance with Drupal Security Team processes.

Versions affected

  • administration views 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.6.

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Administration Views module, there is nothing you need to do.

Solution

Install the latest version:

Also see the Administration Views project page.

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Fixed by

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Contact and More Information

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