[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2009-112 - Sections - Cross Site Scripting

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  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2009-112
  * Project: Sections (third-party module)
  * Version: 5.x, 6.x
  * Date: 2009-December-16
  * Security risk: Moderately Critical
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting

-------- DESCRIPTION  
---------------------------------------------------------

The Sections module allows the creation of sections within a site. Each
section has an installed template, theme or style attached to it. The module
does not sanitize some of the user-supplied data before displaying it,
leading to a Cross Site Scripting (XSS [1]) vulnerability. Users who can take
advantage of this vulnerability could gain administrator access to a site.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that the attacker must have a
role with the 'administer sections' permission.
-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED  
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  * Sections module 5.x-1.2 and prior versions
  * Sections module 6.x-1.2 and prior versions

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Sections [2]
module, there is nothing you need to do.
-------- SOLUTION  
------------------------------------------------------------

Install the latest version:
  * If you use the Sections module for Drupal 5.x upgrade to Sections 5.x-1.3
    [3]
  * If you use the Sections module for Drupal 6.x upgrade to Sections 6.x-1.3
    [4]

See also the Sections module project page [5]
-------- REPORTED BY  
---------------------------------------------------------

Justin C. Klein Keane [6]
-------- FIXED BY  
------------------------------------------------------------

Alexander Hass [7] the 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/project/sections
[3] http://drupal.org/node/660794
[4] http://drupal.org/node/660796
[5] http://drupal.org/project/sections
[6] http://drupal.org/user/302225
[7] http://drupal.org/user/85918