[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2012-059 - Autosave - Cross Site Scripting

[security-news at drupal.org]

View online: http://drupal.org/node/1528864

  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2012-059
  * Project: Autosave [1] (third-party module)
  * Version: 6.x, 7.x
  * Date: 2012-April-11
  * Security risk: Moderately critical [2]
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: Cross Site Request Forgery

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

This module enables snapshots of your node edit form to be saved in the
background while you are editing to help prevent the data from being lost.

The module doesn't sufficiently protect against a user being tricked into
submitting saved results to a node.

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

  * Autosave 6.x versions prior to 6.x-1.10

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

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Autosave [4]
module, there is nothing you need to do.

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

Install the latest version:

  * If you use the Autosave module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Autosave 6.x-1.0
    [5]

Also see the Autosave [6] project page.

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

  * Ryan Jud Hughes

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

  * liquidcms [7] the module maintainer
  * Crell [8] the module maintainer

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

  * Michael Hess [9] of the Drupal Security Team
  * Greg Knaddison [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/autosave
[2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://drupal.org/project/autosave
[4] http://drupal.org/project/autosave
[5] http://drupal.org/node/1525998
[6] http://drupal.org/project/autosave
[7] http://drupal.org/user/44114
[8] http://drupal.org/user/26398
[9] http://drupal.org/user/102818
[10] http://drupal.org/user/36762
[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