[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2009-111 - Randomizer - Cross Site Scripting

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  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2009-111
  * Project: Randomizer (third-party module)
  * Version: 5.x, 6.x
  * Date: 2009-December-09
  * Security risk: Moderately Critical
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting

-------- DESCRIPTION  
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The Randomizer module assists researchers and students who want an easy way
to perform random sampling or assign participants to experimental conditions.
It accepts form input as parameters for generating a pseudo-random list of
numbers. The module does not sanitize some of the user-supplied data before
displaying it, leading to a Cross Site Scripting (XSS [1]) vulnerability.
-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED  
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  * Randomizer module 5.x-1.0 and prior versions
  * Randomizer module 6.x-1.0 and prior versions

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Randomizer [2]
module, there is nothing you need to do.
-------- SOLUTION  
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The Randomizer module is not maintained and there is no direct solution.
Disable the module.
-------- REPORTED BY  
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  * grendzy [3]

-------- CONTACT  
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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/project/randomizer
[3] http://drupal.org/user/96647