[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2011-040 Author Pane access bypass

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  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2011-040
  * Project: Author Pane [1] (third-party module)
  * Version: 6.x
  * Date: 2011-September-7
  * Security risk: Less critical [2]
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: Access bypass

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

The Author Pane module provides information about users on a site. This
module has integration with several other modules including the user
locations of the Location module. If you enabled display of user locations
the Author Pane module may have shown user locations to site visitors who did
not have the permission "view all user locations" permission.

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

  * Author Pane 6.x-2.x versions prior to 6.x-2.2.

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

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

Install the latest version:

  * If you use the Author Pane module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Author Pane
    6.x-2.2 [4]

See also the Author Pane [5] project page.

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

  * Tony Brooke (silentway) [6]
  * Skispcs [7]

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

  * Michelle [8] the module maintainer

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

  * Greg Knaddison [9] 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 [10].

Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [11], writing
secure code for Drupal [12], and securing your site [13].


[1] http://drupal.org/project/author_pane
[2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://drupal.org/project/author_pane
[4] http://drupal.org//drupal.org/node/1271388
[5] http://drupal.org/project/author_pane
[6] http://drupal.org/user/414872
[7] http://drupal.org/user/667658
[8] http://drupal.org/user/23570
[9] http://drupal.org/user/36762
[10] http://drupal.org/contact
[11] http://drupal.org/security-team
[12] http://drupal.org/writing-secure-code
[13] http://drupal.org/security/secure-configuration