[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2010-080 - Privatemsg - Cross Site Scripting

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  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2010-080
  * Project: Privatemsg (third-party module)
  * Version: 6.x
  * Date: 2010-August-11
  * Security risk: Moderately critical
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: Cross-Site Scripting

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

The Privatemsg module allows to send private messages between users. The
module does not properly escape user-supplied data before displaying it,
leading to a Cross Site Scripting (XSS [1]) vulnerability. Any user with
permission to write private messages is vulnerable to attack.
-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED  
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  * Privatemsg module for Drupal 6.x versions prior to 6.x-1.3

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

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

See also the Privatemsg project page [4].
-------- REPORTED BY  
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  * Ben Durbin (bdurbin) [5]

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

  * Ben Durbin (bdurbin) [6]
  * Sascha Grossenbacher (Berdir) [7], module maintainer

-------- CONTACT  
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The Drupal security team [8] 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/privatemsg
[3] http://drupal.org/node/880036
[4] http://drupal.org/project/privatemsg
[5] http://drupal.org/user/165644
[6] http://drupal.org/user/165644
[7] http://drupal.org/user/214652
[8] http://drupal.org/security-team