[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2011-045 - Rate module Cross Site Scripting

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  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2011-045
  * Project: Rate [1] (third-party module)
  * Version: 6.x, 7.x
  * Date: 2011-October-05
  * Security risk: Moderately critical [2]
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting (XSS [3])

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

The Rate module provides flexible rate widgets. These widgets are refreshed
via AJAX after voting. The AJAX callback does not correctly handle certain
arguments obtained from the URL. By enticing a suitably privileged user to
visit a specially crafted URL, a malicious user is able to insert arbitrary
HTML and script code into the rate widget. Such a cross-site scripting attack
may lead to the malicious user gaining administrative access.

-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED  
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  * rate 6.x-1.x versions prior to 6.x-1.3 [4].
  * rate 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.2 [5].

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Rate [6]
module, there is nothing you need to do.

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

Install the latest version:

  * If you use the Rate module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Rate 6.x-1.3 [7]
  * If you use the Rate module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Rate 7.x-1.2 [8]

See also the Rate [9] project page.

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

  * Zakaria Rachid

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

  * Maurits Lawende [10] the module maintainer

-------- COORDINATED BY  
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  * Greg Knaddison [11] 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 [12].

Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [13], writing
secure code for Drupal [14], and securing your site [15].


[1] http://drupal.org/project/rate
[2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting
[4] http://drupal.org/node/1299652
[5] http://drupal.org/node/1299654
[6] http://drupal.org/project/rate
[7] http://drupal.org/node/1299652
[8] http://drupal.org/node/1299654
[9] http://drupal.org/project/rate
[10] http://drupal.org/user/243897
[11] http://drupal.org/user/36762
[12] http://drupal.org/contact
[13] http://drupal.org/security-team
[14] http://drupal.org/writing-secure-code
[15] http://drupal.org/security/secure-configuration