* Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2010-008 * Project: Recent Comments (third-party module) * Version: 6.x-1.0, 5.x-1.2 * Date: 2010-January-20 * Security risk: Less Critical * Exploitable from: Remote * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting
-------- DESCRIPTION ---------------------------------------------------------
Recent Comments module provides a high-performance, fully themable block of recent comments. This release includes a fix for a cross-site scripting (XSS [1]) vulnerability in which JavaScript could be inserted in the title of the Recent Comments block via a custom block title interface. This custom title interface has been removed, as Drupal 5.x and later allow overriding the a block's title from its configuration screen. -------- VERSIONS AFFECTED ---------------------------------------------------
* Recent Comments module 5.x-1.2 and prior versions * Recent Comments module 6.x-1.0 and prior versions
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Recent Comments module, there is nothing you need to do. -------- SOLUTION ------------------------------------------------------------
Install the latest version: * If you use the Recent Comments module for Drupal 5.x upgrade to Recent Comments 5.x-1.3 [2] * If you use the Recent Comments module for Drupal 6.x upgrade to Recent Comments 6.x-1.1 [3]
See also the Recent Comments [4] page. -------- REPORTED BY ---------------------------------------------------------
Dylan Tack [5] of the Drupal Security Team. -------- FIXED BY ------------------------------------------------------------
Dylan Tack [6] of the Drupal Security Team and Todd Nienkerk [7]. -------- CONTACT -------------------------------------------------------------
The security contact for Drupal can be reached at security at drupal.org or via the form at http://drupal.org/contact.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting [2] http://drupal.org/node/688636 [3] http://drupal.org/node/688632 [4] http://drupal.org/project/recent_comments [5] http://drupal.org/user/96647 [6] http://drupal.org/user/96647 [7] http://drupal.org/user/92096