View online: http://drupal.org/node/2007122 * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2013-049 * Project: Node access user reference [1] (third-party module) * Version: 6.x, 7.x * Date: 2013-May-29 * Security risk: Moderately critical [2] * Exploitable from: Remote * Vulnerability: Access bypass -------- DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------- This module allows different access permissions to be given to authors, referenced users and non-referenced users. When an author has created content containing a user reference field (with author update/delete grants enabled) and the author's user account is later deleted, content created by them can be edited by anonymous users. -------- CVE IDENTIFIER(S) ISSUED -------------------------------------------- * /A CVE identifier [3] will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance with Drupal Security Team processes./ -------- VERSIONS AFFECTED --------------------------------------------------- * nodeaccess_userreference 6.x-3.x versions prior to 6.x-3.5. * nodeaccess_userreference 7.x-3.x versions prior to 7.x-3.10. Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Node access user reference [4] module, there is nothing you need to do. -------- SOLUTION ------------------------------------------------------------ Install the latest version: * If you use the nodeaccess_userreference module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to nodeaccess_userreference 6.x-3.5 [5] * If you use the nodeaccess_userreference module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to nodeaccess_userreference 7.x-3.10 [6] Also see the Node access user reference [7] project page. -------- REPORTED BY --------------------------------------------------------- * Jamie Wiseman [8] -------- FIXED BY ------------------------------------------------------------ * Jamie Wiseman [9] * Dan Smith [10] provisional member of the Drupal Security Team * Chris Hales [11] and Greg Knaddison [12] of the Drupal Security Team -------- COORDINATED BY ------------------------------------------------------ * Dan Smith [13] 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 [14]. Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [15], writing secure code for Drupal [16], and securing your site [17]. [1] http://drupal.org/project/nodeaccess_userreference [2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels [3] http://cve.mitre.org/ [4] http://drupal.org/project/nodeaccess_userreference [5] http://drupal.org/node/2007072 [6] http://drupal.org/node/2007078 [7] http://drupal.org/project/nodeaccess_userreference [8] http://drupal.org/user/16327 [9] http://drupal.org/user/16327 [10] http://drupal.org/user/241220 [11] http://drupal.org/user/347249 [12] http://drupal.org/user/36762 [13] http://drupal.org/user/241220 [14] http://drupal.org/contact [15] http://drupal.org/security-team [16] http://drupal.org/writing-secure-code [17] http://drupal.org/security/secure-configuration