* Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2009-085 * Project: Insert Node (third-party module) * Version: 5.x * Date: 2009-October-28 * Security risk: Moderately Critical * Exploitable from: Remote * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting -------- DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------- The Insert Node module provides an input filter that enables a node to be inserted within the body field of another node. The module fails to sanitize the inserted node, making it vulnerable to a cross site scripting (XSS [1]) attack. -------- VERSIONS AFFECTED --------------------------------------------------- * Insert Node module versions for Drupal 5.x prior to Insert Node 5.x-1.2 [2] Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Insert Node [3] module, there is nothing you need to do. -------- SOLUTION ------------------------------------------------------------ Install the latest version. * If you use the Insert Node module for Drupal 6.x there is nothing you need to do. * If you use the Insert Node module for Drupal 5.x upgrade to Insert Node 5.x-1.2 [4] -------- REPORTED BY --------------------------------------------------------- * Konstantin Käfer [5]. -------- FIXED BY ------------------------------------------------------------ * Mark Burton [6] and Alexis Wilke [7], the module maintainers. -------- CONTACT ------------------------------------------------------------- The security team for Drupal can be reached at security at drupal.org or via the form at http://drupal.org/contact. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/en/Cross_Site_Scripting [2] http://drupal.org/node/616546 [3] http://drupal.org/project/insertnode [4] http://drupal.org/node/616546 [5] http://drupal.org/user/14572 [6] http://drupal.org/user/114447 [7] http://drupal.org/user/356197