[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2009-108 - Gallery Assist - Cross Site Scripting

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  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2009-108
  * Project: Gallery Assist (third-party module)
  * Version: 6.x
  * Date: 2009-November-18
  * Security risk: Moderately Critical
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting

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

The Gallery Assist module provides a simple way to create image galleries on
a site. The module does not sanitize node titles, leading to a Cross Site
Scripting (XSS [1]) vulnerability.
-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED  
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  * Gallery Assist module for Drupal 6.x prior to Gallery Assist 6.x-1.7 [2]

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Gallery Assist
module [3], there is nothing you need to do.
-------- SOLUTION  
------------------------------------------------------------

Upgrade to the latest version:
  * If you use the Gallery Assist module for Drupal 6.x upgrade to Gallery
    Assist 6.x-1.7 [4]

-------- REPORTED BY  
---------------------------------------------------------

  * Reported by Dylan Wilder-Tack [5]

-------- FIXED BY  
------------------------------------------------------------

  * Fixed by Juan Carlos Morejon Carabajo [6], 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/node/636488
[3] http://drupal.org/project/gallery_assist
[4] http://drupal.org/node/636488
[5] http://drupal.org/user/96647
[6] http://drupal.org/user/320731