View online: http://drupal.org/node/1679888 * Advisory ID: SA-CONTRIB-2012-113 * Project: Drupal Commons [1] (third-party module) * Version: 6.x * Date: 2012-July-11 * Security risk: Moderately critical [2] * Exploitable from: Remote * Vulnerability: Access bypass -------- DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------- Drupal Commons is a ready-to-use solution for building either internal or external communities. The Drupal Commons feature (a central module in the distribution) includes a listing of recent comments on discussions. This listing of comments is powered by a view that doesn't fully enforce node access restrictions, which can expose comments for nodes that the user might not have access to view. CVE: Requested -------- VERSIONS AFFECTED --------------------------------------------------- * Drupal Commons 6.x-2.x versions prior to 6.x-2.8. Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Drupal Commons [3] module, there is nothing you need to do. -------- SOLUTION ------------------------------------------------------------ Install the latest version: * If you use Drupal Commons module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Drupal Commons 6.x-2.8 [4] Also see the Drupal Commons [5] project page. -------- REPORTED BY --------------------------------------------------------- * Trevor English [6] * Ezra Gildesgame [7] -------- FIXED BY ------------------------------------------------------------ * Ezra Gildesgame [8] the distribution maintainer -------- 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 [9]. Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [10], writing secure code for Drupal [11], and securing your site [12]. [1] http://drupal.org/project/commons [2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels [3] http://drupal.org/project/commons [4] http://network.acquia.com/downloads/drupal-commons [5] http://drupal.org/project/commons [6] http://drupal.org/user/193352 [7] http://drupal.org/user/69959 [8] http://drupal.org/user/69959 [9] http://drupal.org/contact [10] http://drupal.org/security-team [11] http://drupal.org/writing-secure-code [12] http://drupal.org/security/secure-configuration