[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2011-046

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  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2011-046
  * Project: Echo [1] (third-party module)
  * Version: 6.x, 7.x, 8.x
  * Date: 2011-October-05
  * Security risk: Critical [2]
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: Multiple vulnerabilities

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

The Echo module generates a fully-themed Drupal page, returning the rendered
page as a text string and allowing other modules to style an HTML message as
if it had been generated by the live website.

The module does not properly sanitize user-supplied content, resulting in a
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS [3]) vulnerability. Additionally, the module allows
arbitrary content passed via the URL to be embedded on the site, rendering
the site vulnerable to phishing [4] exploits.

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

  * Echo 6.x-1.x versions prior to 6.x-1.7 [5].
  * Echo 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.7 [6].
  * Echo 8.x-1.x versions prior to 8.x-1.7 [7].

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Echo [8]
module, there is nothing you need to do.

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

Install the latest version:

  * If you use the Echo module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Echo 6.x-1.7 [9].
  * If you use the Echo module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Echo 7.x-1.7 [10].
  * If you use the Echo module for Drupal 8.x, upgrade to Echo 8.x-1.7 [11].

See also the Echo [12] project page.

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

  * Francesco Placella (plach [13])

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

  * Bob Vincent (pillarsdotnet [14]) the module maintainer

-------- COORDINATED BY  
------------------------------------------------------

  * mr.baileys [15] 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 [16].

Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [17], writing
secure code for Drupal [18], and securing your site [19].


[1] http://drupal.org/project/echo
[2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting
[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing
[5] http://drupal.org/node/1274528
[6] http://drupal.org/node/1274530
[7] http://drupal.org/node/1274532
[8] http://drupal.org/project/echo
[9] http://drupal.org/node/1274528
[10] http://drupal.org/node/1274530
[11] http://drupal.org/node/1274532
[12] http://drupal.org/project/echo
[13] http://drupal.org/user/183211
[14] http://drupal.org/user/36148
[15] http://drupal.org/user/383424
[16] http://drupal.org/contact
[17] http://drupal.org/security-team
[18] http://drupal.org/writing-secure-code
[19] http://drupal.org/security/secure-configuration