* Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2012-007 * Project: Password policy [1] (third-party module) * Version: 6.x * Date: 2012-January-11 * Security risk: Moderately critical [2] * Exploitable from: Remote * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting, Cross Site Request Forgery
-------- DESCRIPTION ---------------------------------------------------------
This module enables you to specify a certain level of password complexity (aka. "password hardening") for user passwords on a system by defining a policy.
.... Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Unblocking a user does not require sufficient confirmation by administrative users and can be exploited with a specially crafted URL.
.... Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
The module doesn't sufficiently sanitize the name of password policies. This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the permission "administer policies".
This issue also affects the 7.x branch which is only in beta release. Users of non-stable releases are encouraged to upgrade frequently as those releases are not covered by the Drupal Security Team policy [3].
-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED ---------------------------------------------------
* Password Policy 6.x-1.x versions prior to 6.x-1.4.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Password policy [4] module, there is nothing you need to do.
-------- SOLUTION ------------------------------------------------------------
Install the latest version:
* If you use the Password Policy module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Password Policy 6.x-1.4 [5].
Clear the site's cache: visit Administer > Site Configuration > Performance and click "Clear cached data."
See also the Password policy [6] project page.
-------- REPORTED BY ---------------------------------------------------------
* Greg Knaddison [7] of the Drupal Security Team
-------- FIXED BY ------------------------------------------------------------
* Erik Webb [8] the module co-maintainer
-------- COORDINATED BY ------------------------------------------------------
* Greg Knaddison [9] of the Drupal Security Team
-------- CONTACT AND MORE INFORMATION ----------------------------------------
The Drupal security team can be reached at security at drupal.org or via the contact form at http://drupal.org/contact [10].
Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [11], writing secure code for Drupal [12], and securing your site [13].
[1] http://drupal.org/project/password_policy [2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels [3] http://drupal.org/security-advisory-policy [4] http://drupal.org/project/password_policy [5] http://drupal.org/node/1401654 [6] http://drupal.org/project/password_policy [7] http://drupal.org/user/36762 [8] http://drupal.org/user/273404 [9] http://drupal.org/user/36762 [10] http://drupal.org/contact [11] http://drupal.org/security-team [12] http://drupal.org/writing-secure-code [13] http://drupal.org/security/secure-configuration