- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2016-009
- Project: Prepopulate (third-party module)
- Version: 7.x
- Date: 2016-March-02
- Security risk: 13/25 ( Moderately Critical) AC:Basic/A:None/CI:None/II:Some/E:Theoretical/TD:All
- Vulnerability: Multiple vulnerabilities
Description
The Prepopulate module allows form fields to be pre-populated in the request.
The Prepopulate module does not adequately prevent a user from overwriting arbitrary parts of $_REQUEST. It also does not prevent pre-populating certain fields that are not displayed or manipulating markup fields to alter elements of the user interface.
CVE identifier(s) issued
- A CVE identifier will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance with Drupal Security Team processes.
Versions affected
- Prepopulate 7.x-2.x versions prior to 7.x-2.1.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Prepopulate module, there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- If you use the Prepopulate module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Prepopulate 7.x-2.1
Also see the Prepopulate project page.
Reported by
- Neil Drumm of the Drupal Security Team
Fixed by
- Joshua Brauer the module maintainer
Coordinated by
- Michael Hess of the Drupal Security Team
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