• Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2015-015
• Project: Term merge (third-party module)
• Version: 7.x
• Date: 2015-January-14
• Security risk: 12/25 ( Moderately Critical) AC:Complex/A:Admin/CI:Some/II:Some/E:Theoretical/TD:All
• Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting

Description

This module enables you to merge (synonymous) taxonomy terms among themselves.

The module doesn’t sufficiently filter user input under certain conditions, thereby opening a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must be able to create taxonomy terms.

CVE identifier(s) issued

• A CVE identifier will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance
  with Drupal Security Team processes.

Versions affected

• Term Merge 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.2.

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Term merge module,
there is nothing you need to do.

Solution

Install the latest version:

• If you use the Term Merge module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Term Merge 7.x-1.2

Also see the Term merge project page.

Reported by

• Pere Orga provisional member of the Drupal Security Team

Fixed by

• Alexander Trotsenko the module maintainer

Coordinated by

• Pere Orga provisional member of the Drupal Security Team

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