View online: http://drupal.org/node/1840886 * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2012-163 * Project: User Read-Only [1] (third-party module) * Version: 6.x, 7.x * Date: 2012-November-14 * Security risk: Moderately critical [2] * Exploitable from: Remote * Vulnerability: Access bypass -------- DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------- User Read-only is a module that allows an administrator to prevent modification of user account/profile fields. The administrator can select which fields will allow or disallow editing. The module can mistakenly assign roles when performing unrelated operations against a user's account such as changing a password. The vulnerability is particular to certain combinations of configuration and the number of roles available on the site (more than 3). CVE: Requested -------- VERSIONS AFFECTED --------------------------------------------------- * User Read-Only 6.x-1.x versions prior to 6.x-1.4. * User Read-Only 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.4. Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed User Read-Only [3] module, there is nothing you need to do. -------- SOLUTION ------------------------------------------------------------ Install the latest version: * If you use the User Read-Only module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to User Read-Only 6.x-1.4 [4] * If you use the User Read-Only module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to User Read-Only 7.x-1.4 [5] Also see the User Read-Only [6] project page. -------- REPORTED BY --------------------------------------------------------- * Kellie Bradford Delaney [7] -------- FIXED BY ------------------------------------------------------------ * David Norman [8] the module maintainer -------- COORDINATED BY ------------------------------------------------------ * Greg Knaddison [9] of the Drupal Security Team * Heine Deelstra [10] of the Drupal Security Team * Lee Rowlands [11] provisional member 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 [12]. Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [13], writing secure code for Drupal [14], and securing your site [15]. [1] http://drupal.org/project/user_readonly [2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels [3] http://drupal.org/project/user_readonly [4] http://drupal.org/node/1840054 [5] http://drupal.org/node/1840038 [6] http://drupal.org/project/user_readonly [7] http://drupal.org/user/1473110 [8] http://drupal.org/user/972 [9] http://drupal.org/user/36762 [10] http://drupal.org/user/17943 [11] http://drupal.org/user/395439 [12] http://drupal.org/contact [13] http://drupal.org/security-team [14] http://drupal.org/writing-secure-code [15] http://drupal.org/security/secure-configuration