View online: http://drupal.org/node/1903300
* Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2013-013 * Project: Boxes [1] (third-party module) * Version: 7.x * Date: 2013-January-30 * Security risk: Moderately critical [2] * Exploitable from: Remote * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting
-------- DESCRIPTION ---------------------------------------------------------
The subject field for the included simple box doesn't escape HTML properly. This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the permission to administer/edit boxes.
Wikipedia has more information about cross site scripting [3] (XSS).
-------- CVE IDENTIFIER(S) ISSUED --------------------------------------------
* /A CVE identifier [4] will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance with Drupal Security Team processes./
-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED ---------------------------------------------------
* Boxes 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.1
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Boxes [5] module, there is nothing you need to do.
-------- SOLUTION ------------------------------------------------------------
Install the latest version:
* If you use the Boxes module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Boxes 7.x-1.1 [6]
Also see the Boxes [7] project page.
-------- REPORTED BY ---------------------------------------------------------
* Laura Dickinson [8]
-------- FIXED BY ------------------------------------------------------------
* Tirdad Chaharlengi [9] the module maintainer
-------- COORDINATED BY ------------------------------------------------------
* Greg Knaddison [10] 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 [11].
Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [12], writing secure code for Drupal [13], and securing your site [14].
[1] http://drupal.org/project/boxes [2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xss [4] http://cve.mitre.org/ [5] http://drupal.org/project/boxes [6] http://drupal.org/node/1897016 [7] http://drupal.org/project/boxes [8] http://drupal.org/user/337318 [9] http://drupal.org/user/383630 [10] http://drupal.org/user/36762 [11] http://drupal.org/contact [12] http://drupal.org/security-team [13] http://drupal.org/writing-secure-code [14] http://drupal.org/security/secure-configuration