[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2012-013 - Search Autocomplete - SQL Injection

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  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2012-013
  * Project: Search Autocomplete [1] (third-party module)
  * Version: 7.x
  * Date: 2012-January-25
  * Security risk: Critical [2]
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: SQL Injection

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

The Search Autocomplete module allows you to add autocomplete functionality
to the search fields of a Drupal site.

Search Autocomplete does not properly use Drupal's database API, making it
possible for a malicious user to carryout SQL injection on the site. This
vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that users must have a role with
permission "use search_autocomplete" to exploit.

-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED  
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  * Search Autocomplete versions prior to 7.x-2.1.

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

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

Install the latest version:

  * If you use the Search Autocomplete module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to
    Search Autocomplete 7.x-2.1 [4]

See the Search Autocomplete [5] project page for more information.

-------- REPORTED BY  
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  * Miguel Hermo (serans) [6]

-------- FIXED BY  
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  * Dominique Clause (Miroslav Talenberg) [7] the module maintainer
  * Miguel Hermo (serans) [8]

-------- COORDINATED BY  
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  * Ben Jeavons [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/search_autocomplete
[2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://drupal.org/project/search_autocomplete
[4] http://drupal.org/node/1410674
[5] http://drupal.org/project/search_autocomplete
[6] http://drupal.org/user/1593256
[7] http://drupal.org/user/801982
[8] http://drupal.org/user/1593256
[9] http://drupal.org/user/91990
[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