[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2010-005 - Own Term - Cross site scripting

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  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2010-005
  * Project: Own Term (third-party module)
  * Version: 6.x-1.0
  * Date: 2010-January-13
  * Security risk: Moderately critical
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting

-------- DESCRIPTION  
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The Own Term module allows users to create taxonomy terms in a designated
vocabulary and when creating content this term is automatically added to the
node. The module does not sanitize the term description on a term listing
page which opens a cross-site scripting (XSS [1]) attack. Users with a role
containing the permission 'create additional terms' can exploit this
vulnerability.
-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED  
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  * Own Term module 6.x-1.0

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Own Term
module, there is nothing you need to do.
-------- SOLUTION  
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Install the latest version:
  * If you use the Own Term module for Drupal 6.x upgrade to Own Term 6.x-1.1
    [2]

See also the Own Term project page [3].
-------- REPORTED BY  
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Benjamin Jeavons [4], Own Term module comaintainer.
-------- FIXED BY  
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Benjamin Jeavons [5], Own Term module comaintainer.
-------- CONTACT  
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The security contact 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/683544
[3] http://drupal.org/project/ownterm
[4] http://drupal.org/user/91990
[5] http://drupal.org/user/91990