[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2011-052 - Views SQL Injection

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  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2011-052
  * Project: Views [1] (third-party module)
  * Version: 6.x
  * Date: 2011-November-02
  * Security risk: Moderately critical [2]
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: SQL Injection

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

The Views module enables you to list content in your site in various ways.
The module doesn't sufficiently escape database parameters for certain
filters/arguments on certain types of views with specific configurations of
arguments.

-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED  
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  * Views 6.x-2.x versions prior to 6.x-2.13

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

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

Install the latest version:

  * Upgrade to Views 6.x-2.13 [4]

Views 6.x-2.14 [5] is also released today. It contains the security fix and
new features and bug fixes.

See also the Views [6] project page.

-------- REPORTED BY  
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  * Olli Vesslin [7]

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

  * dereine [8] the module co-maintainer

-------- COORDINATED BY  
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  * Heine Deelstra [9] of the Drupal Security Team
  * Peter Wolanin [10] of the Drupal Security Team

-------- 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 [11].

Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [12], writing
secure code for Drupal [13], and securing your site [14].


[1] http://drupal.org/project/views
[2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://drupal.org/project/views
[4] http://drupal.org/node/1329842
[5] http://drupal.org/node/1329846
[6] http://drupal.org/project/views
[7] http://drupal.org/user/789644
[8] http://drupal.org/user/99340
[9] http://drupal.org/user/17943
[10] http://drupal.org/user/49851
[11] http://drupal.org/contact
[12] http://drupal.org/security-team
[13] http://drupal.org/writing-secure-code
[14] http://drupal.org/security/secure-configuration