[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2010-055 - Simplenews - Access bypass

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  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2010-055
  * Project: Simplenews (third-party module)
  * Version: 6.x
  * Date: 2010-May-19
  * Security risk: Less Critical
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: Access bypass

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

Simplenews publishes and sends email newsletters to lists of subscribers,
with both anonymous and authenticated users being able to opt-in to mailing
lists. The user subscription form does not use the correct access permission
resulting in any user with the permission 'subscribe to newsletters' being
able to edit other user subscriptions.
-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED  
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  * Simplenews module for Drupal 6.x versions prior to 6.x-1.2

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Simplenews [1]
module, there is nothing you need to do.
-------- SOLUTION  
------------------------------------------------------------

Install the latest version:
  * If you use the Simplenews module for Drupal 6.x upgrade to Simplenews
    6.x-1.2 [2]

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

  * rpk [3]
  * Opengl [4]
  * Miro Dietiker [5]

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

  * Erik Stielstra [6], module maintainer
  * Miro Dietiker [7]

-------- CONTACT  
-------------------------------------------------------------

The security team for Drupal [8] can be reached at security at drupal.org or
via the form at http://drupal.org/contact.

[1] http://drupal.org/project/simplenews
[2] http://drupal.org/node/803254
[3] http://drupal.org/user/254717
[4] http://drupal.org/user/474706
[5] http://drupal.org/user/227761
[6] http://drupal.org/user/73854
[7] http://drupal.org/user/227761
[8] http://drupal.org/security-team