- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2015-169
- Project: Chat Room (third-party module)
- Version: 7.x
- Date: 2015-December-02
- Security risk: 11/25 ( Moderately Critical) AC:Complex/A:None/CI:Some/II:None/E:Theoretical/TD:Default
- Vulnerability: Access bypass
Description
Chat Room enables site owners to integrate chats into nodes by adding the chat room field to them. The module relies on a websocket connection to send chat messages to the client.
The module doesn’t sufficiently validate access before setting up the websocket. As a result, users may receive messages from chat rooms they don’t have access to via the websocket.
CVE identifier(s) issued
- A CVE identifier will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance with Drupal Security Team processes.
Versions affected
- Chat Room 7.x-2.x versions prior to 7.x-2.2.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Chat Room module, there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- If you use the Chat Room module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Chat Room 7.x-2.2
Also see the Chat Room project page.
Reported by
Fixed by
Coordinated by
- Greg Knaddison of the Drupal Security Team
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