- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2015-026
- Project: Taxonews (third-party module)
- Version: 6.x, 7.x
- Date: 2015-January-21
- Security risk: 13/25 ( Moderately Critical) AC:Basic/A:Admin/CI:Some/II:Some/E:Theoretical/TD:All
- Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting
Description
This module enables you to create blocks of nodes carrying a given taxonomy term.
The module doesn’t sufficiently escape term names in the blocks it builds leading to a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the permission “administer taxonomy” or the ability to create terms in some other way.
CVE identifier(s) issued
- A CVE identifier will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance
with Drupal Security Team processes.
Versions affected
- Taxonews 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.1.
- Taxonews 6.x-1.x versions prior to 6.x-1.2.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Taxonews module,
there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version of Taxonews module:
- For Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Taxonews 7.x-1.1
- For Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Taxonews 6.x-1.2
Also see the Taxonews project page.
Reported by
- Pere Orga provisional member of the Drupal Security Team
Fixed by
- FGM the module maintainer
Coordinated by
- Pere Orga provisional member of the Drupal Security Team
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