- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2015-044
- Project: Taxonomy Path (third-party module)
- Version: 7.x
- Date: 2015-February-11
- Security risk: 14/25 ( Moderately Critical) AC:Basic/A:User/CI:Some/II:Some/E:Theoretical/TD:All
- Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting
Description
Taxonomy Path module enables you to create custom links to taxonomy terms within a display mode.
The module doesn’t sufficiently sanitize user provided text in the provided “Link to path” field formatter, thereby exposing a Cross Site Scripting vulnerability.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with permission to create/edit 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
- Taxonomy Path 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.2.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Taxonomy Path module, there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- If you use the Taxonomy Path module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Taxonomy Path 7.x-1.2
Also see the Taxonomy Path project page.
Reported by
- Pere Orga of the Drupal Security Team
Fixed by
- William Hurley the module maintainer
- Pere Orga of the Drupal Security Team
Coordinated by
- Pere Orga of the Drupal Security Team
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