- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2014-100
- Project: Bad Behavior (third-party module)
- Version: 6.x, 7.x
- Date: 2014-October-22
- Security risk: 15/25 ( Critical) AC:Basic/A:Admin/CI:Some/II:All/E:Theoretical/TD:All
- Vulnerability: Information Disclosure
Description
This module enables you to to target any malicious software directed at a Web site, whether it be a spambot, ill-designed search engine bot, or system crackers. It blocks such access and then logs their attempts.
Information Disclosure
The module doesn’t sufficiently sanitize log data, allowing usernames and passwords to get included in its logs.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the permission “administer bad behavior”.
CVE identifier(s) issued
- A CVE identifier will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance
with Drupal Security Team processes.
Versions affected
- badbehavior 6.x-2.x versions prior to 6.x-2.2216.
- badbehavior 7.x-2.x versions prior to 7.x-2.2216.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Bad Behavior module,
there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- If you use the badbehavior module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to badbehavior 6.x-2.2216
- If you use the badbehavior module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to badbehavior 7.x-2.2216
Also see the Bad Behavior project page.
Reported by
Fixed by
- Hugh Wormington
- Sean Robertson the module maintainer
Coordinated by
- Rick Manelius of the Drupal Security Team
Contact and More Information
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