View online: https://www.drupal.org/node/2420119
* Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2015-036 * Project: Public Download Count [1] (third-party module) * Version: 7.x * Date: 2015-February-04 * Security risk: 14/25 ( Moderately Critical) AC:Basic/A:User/CI:Some/II:Some/E:Theoretical/TD:All [2] * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting
-------- DESCRIPTION ---------------------------------------------------------
Public Download Count module keeps track of file download counts.
The module doesn't sufficiently sanitize user supplied text in the Download counts report page thereby exposing a Cross Site Scripting vulnerability.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with permission to create or edit nodes.
-------- CVE IDENTIFIER(S) ISSUED --------------------------------------------
* /A CVE identifier [3] will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance with Drupal Security Team processes./
-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED ---------------------------------------------------
* All versions of Public Download Count module.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Public Download Count [4] module, there is nothing you need to do.
-------- SOLUTION ------------------------------------------------------------
If you use the Public Download Count module you should uninstall it.
Also see the Public Download Count [5] project page.
-------- REPORTED BY ---------------------------------------------------------
* Pere Orga [6] of the Drupal Security Team
-------- FIXED BY ------------------------------------------------------------
Not applicable.
-------- COORDINATED BY ------------------------------------------------------
* Pere Orga [7] 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 https://www.drupal.org/contact [8].
Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [9], writing secure code for Drupal [10], and securing your site [11].
Follow the Drupal Security Team on Twitter at https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity [12]
[1] https://www.drupal.org/project/pubdlcnt [2] https://www.drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels [3] http://cve.mitre.org/ [4] https://www.drupal.org/project/pubdlcnt [5] https://www.drupal.org/project/pubdlcnt [6] https://www.drupal.org/user/2301194 [7] https://www.drupal.org/user/2301194 [8] https://www.drupal.org/contact [9] https://www.drupal.org/security-team [10] https://www.drupal.org/writing-secure-code [11] https://www.drupal.org/security/secure-configuration [12] https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity