[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2011-016 - Node Quick Find - Information Disclosure

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  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2011-016
  * Project: Node Quick Find [1] (third-party module)
  * Version: 6.x
  * Date: 2011-APRIL-06
  * Security risk: Not critical (definition of risk levels) [2]
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: Access bypass

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

The Node Quick Find module provides a block to quickly access nodes by title
via an auto-completing text field.

The module does not use db_rewrite_sql when generating the list of node
titles, allowing users to see the titles of nodes to which they may not have
access. Access to the node itself is not compromised.

-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED  
---------------------------------------------------

  * 6.x-1.1

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Node Quick
Find module, there is nothing you need to do.

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Node Quick
Find [3] module, there is nothing you need to do.

-------- SOLUTION  
------------------------------------------------------------

Install the latest version:

  * If you use the Node Quick Find module for Drupal 6.x upgrade to Node Quick
    Find 6.x-1.2 [4].

See also the Node Quick Find project page.

See also the Node Quick Find [5] project page.

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

  * Jochen Meyer (derjochenmeyer [6])

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

  * Nicholas Thompson (nicholasThompson [7])

-------- CONTACT AND MORE INFORMATION  
----------------------------------------

The Drupal security team can be reached at security at drupal.org or via the
contact form at http://drupal.org/contact [8].
Learn more about the team and their policies [9], writing secure code for
Drupal [10], and secure configuration [11] of your site.


[1] http://www.drupal.org/project/node_quick_find
[2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://www.drupal.org/project/node_quick_find
[4] http://drupal.org/node/1080114
[5] http://www.drupal.org/project/node_quick_find
[6] http://drupal.org/user/106134
[7] http://drupal.org/user/59351
[8] http://drupal.org/contact
[9] http://drupal.org/security-team
[10] http://drupal.org/writing-secure-code
[11] http://drupal.org/security/secure-configuration