- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2016-010
- Project: DigitalGov Search (machine name: USASearch) (third-party module)
- Version: 7.x
- Date: 2016-March-02
- Security risk: 11/25 ( Moderately Critical) AC:Basic/A:Admin/CI:Some/II:None/E:Proof/TD:All
- Vulnerability: Access bypass
Description
This module indexes public content using USASearch, a program of the General Services Administration’s Office of Citizen Services and Information Technology (OCSIT), which offers free search services to any federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial government agency that can be used to search one or many sites. Read more at http://search.usa.gov/program .
The module may index unpublished content making content accessible through search.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that it only affects unpublished content that has been saved and content that was published and subsequently unpublished.
CVE identifier(s) issued
- A CVE identifier will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance with Drupal Security Team processes.
Versions affected
- usasearch 7.x-5.x versions prior to 7.x-5.1.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed DigitalGov Search (machine name: USASearch) module, there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- If you use the usasearch module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to usasearch 7.x-5.1
Also see the DigitalGov Search (machine name: USASearch) project page.
Reported by
Fixed by
- Daniel Schiavone the module maintainer
Coordinated by
- Michael Hess of the Drupal Security Team
Contact and More Information
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