- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2016-011
- Project: Google Analytics Counter (third-party module)
- Version: 7.x
- Date: 2016-March-02
- Security risk: 12/25 ( Moderately Critical) AC:None/A:Admin/CI:None/II:Some/E:Theoretical/TD:All
- Vulnerability: Cross Site Request Forgery
Description
The Google Analytics Counter module provides total pageview counts for each page on a website. In that it is similar to the core Statistics module counter, but it is much lighter and ultimately faster because it draws on data from Google Analytics. This is why it is also able to effortlessly count views of cached pages.
The module doesn’t sufficiently protect against cross-site request forgery when it comes to the configuration reset link on its dashboard page. If the reset link were to be sent to a user with the right permissions, it could lead to an unwanted reset of the module’s settings (including its OAuth credentials).
CVE identifier(s) issued
- A CVE identifier will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance with Drupal Security Team processes.
Versions affected
- Google Analytics Counter 7.x-3.x versions prior to 7.x-3.2.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Google Analytics Counter module, there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- If you use the Google Analytics Counter module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Google Analytics Counter 7.x-3.2
Also see the Google Analytics Counter project page.
Reported by
Fixed by
- Tomas Fulopp (the module maintainer)
Coordinated by
- Michael Hess of the Drupal Security Team
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