* Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2009-048 * Project: Bibliography Module (third-party module) * Version: 5.x, 6.x * Date: 2009-July-29 * Security risk: Moderately critical * Exploitable from: Remote * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting -------- DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------- The Bibliography module (Biblio) allows users to manage and display lists of scholarly publications. The module contains a cross site scripting vulnerability because it does not properly sanitize output of titles before display. A user who has the permission to create content displayed by the Bibliography module could attempt a cross site scripting [1] (XSS) attack which may lead to the user gaining full administrative access. -------- VERSIONS AFFECTED --------------------------------------------------- * Bibliography Module versions 6.x prior to 6.x-1.6 * Bibliography Module versions 5.x prior to 5.x-1.17 Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Bibliography module, there is nothing you need to do. -------- SOLUTION ------------------------------------------------------------ Install the latest version: * If you use the Bibliography Module for Drupal 6.x upgrade to Bibliography Module 6.x-1.6 [2] * If you use the Bibliography Module for Drupal 5.x upgrade to Bibliography Module 5.x-1.17 [3] See also the Bibliography Module project page [4]. -------- REPORTED BY --------------------------------------------------------- Justin Klein Keane [5]. -------- FIXED BY ------------------------------------------------------------ Justin Klein Keane [6] and Ron Jerome [7] (the Bibliography module maintainer). -------- CONTACT ------------------------------------------------------------- The security team for Drupal can be reached at security at drupal.org or via the form at http://drupal.org/contact. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting [2] http://drupal.org/node/534744 [3] http://drupal.org/node/534752 [4] http://drupal.org/project/biblio [5] http://drupal.org/user/302225 [6] http://drupal.org/user/302225 [7] http://drupal.org/user/54997