[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2012-063 - RealName - Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

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View online: http://drupal.org/node/1547660

  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2012-063
  * Project: RealName [1] (third-party module)
  * Version: 6.x
  * Date: 2012-April-25
  * Security risk: Moderately critical [2]
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting

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

This module allows you to set a pattern for constructing "Real names" for
users out of profile fields. The module does not sufficiently escape users'
real names under certain circumstances which could lead to a Cross-Site
Scripting (XSS) [3] attack.

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

  * RealName 6.x-1.x versions prior to 6.x-1.5 [4].
  * RealName 7.x-1.x versions are not vulnerable.

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed RealName [5]
module, there is nothing you need to do.

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

Install the latest version:

  * If you use the RealName module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to RealName 6.x-1.5
    [6].

Also see the RealName [7] project page.

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

  * Gabor Szanto [8]
  * Dave Reid [9], module maintainer and Drupal Security Team member

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

  * Gabor Szanto [10]
  * Dave Reid [11], module maintainer and Drupal Security Team member

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

  * Dave Reid [12] of the Drupal Security Team
  * Michael Hess [13] 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 [14].

Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [15], writing
secure code for Drupal [16], and securing your site [17].


[1] http://drupal.org/project/realname
[2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting
[4] http://drupal.org/node/1547352
[5] http://drupal.org/project/realname
[6] http://drupal.org/node/1547352
[7] http://drupal.org/project/realname
[8] http://drupal.org/user/610310
[9] http://drupal.org/user/53892
[10] http://drupal.org/user/610310
[11] http://drupal.org/user/53892
[12] http://drupal.org/user/53892
[13] http://drupal.org/user/102818
[14] http://drupal.org/contact
[15] http://drupal.org/security-team
[16] http://drupal.org/writing-secure-code
[17] http://drupal.org/security/secure-configuration