- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2017-009
- Project: Better Exposed Filters (third-party module)
- Version: 7.x
- Date: 2017-February-01
- Security risk: 7/25 ( Less Critical) AC:Complex/A:Admin/CI:None/II:Some/E:Theoretical/TD:Uncommon
- Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting
Description
The Better Exposed Filters module gives site builders more choices for rendering Views’ exposed form elements.
The module does not sufficiently sanitize taxonomy term descriptions when the “Include the term description” option is selected.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the permission “administer taxonomy”.
CVE identifier(s) issued
- A CVE identifier will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance with Drupal Security Team processes.
Versions affected
- Better Exposed Filters 7.x-3.x versions prior to 7.x-3.4.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Better Exposed Filters module, there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- If you use the Better Exposed Filters module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Better Exposed Filters 7.x-3.4 or greater.
Also see the Better Exposed Filters project page.
Reported by
Fixed by
- Henri Medot (anrikun)
- Mike Keran (mikeker) the module maintainer
Coordinated by
- Klaus Purer of the Drupal Security Team
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