[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2012-012 - Quicktabs - Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

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  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2012-012
  * Project: Quick Tabs [1] (third-party module)
  * Version: 6.x, 7.x
  * Date: 2012-January-18
  * Security risk: Moderately critical [2]
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting

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

The Quick Tabs module allows users to create blocks of tabbed content,
specifying a title for the block and the individual tabs.
Quick Tabs does not do sufficient filtering of user supplied text which
presents a cross site scripting vulnerability.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a user
account with a role permitted to create or edit a Quicktabs instance.

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

  * Quicktabs 6.x-2.x versions prior to 6.x-2.1.
  * Quicktabs 6.x-3.x versions prior to 6.x-3.1.
  * Quicktabs 7.x-3.x versions prior to 7.x-3.3.

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

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

Install the latest version:

  * If you use the Quicktabs 2.x module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Quicktabs
    6.x-2.1 [4]
  * If you use the Quicktabs 3.x module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Quicktabs
    6.x-3.1 [5]
  * If you use the Quicktabs 3.x module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Quicktabs
    7.x-3.3 [6]

See also the Quick Tabs [7] project page.

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

  * Owen Barton [8] of the Drupal Security Team
  * Michael Smith [9]

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

  * Katherine Bailey [10] the module maintainer
  * Michael Smith [11]

-------- 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/quicktabs
[2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://drupal.org/project/quicktabs
[4] http://drupal.org/node/1409480
[5] http://drupal.org/node/1409482
[6] http://drupal.org/node/1409484
[7] http://drupal.org/project/quicktabs
[8] http://drupal.org/user/19668
[9] http://drupal.org/user/1291584
[10] http://drupal.org/user/172987
[11] http://drupal.org/user/1291584w
[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