[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2012-037 - Slidebox - access bypass

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  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2012-037
  * Project: Slidebox [1] (third-party module)
  * Version: 7.x
  * Date: 2012-March-14
  * Security risk: Moderately critical [2]
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: Access bypass

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

The Slidebox [3] module allows webmasters do display a link to the next node
in a jQuery box that slides in from the right side of the page after a user
scrolls past a certain point.

While the module checks for "published" status, the module does not contain
sufficient usage of node_access() to prevent users from accessing content
that they do not have proper permission to access (for example, nodes or node
types that have been protected via an access control module).

-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED  
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  * Slidebox 7.x-1.x versions prior to and including 7.x-1.3.
  * Slidebox 7.x-2.x-dev

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

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

Install the latest version:

  * If you use the Slidebox module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Slidebox 7.x-1.4
    [5]

See also the Slidebox [6] project page.

-------- REPORTED BY  
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  * Joshua Brauer [7] of the Drupal Security Team

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

  * Brian Altenhofel [8] - the module maintainer

-------- COORDINATED BY  
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  * Michael Hess [9] of the Drupal Security Team
  * Dave Reid [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/slidebox
[2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://drupal.org/project/slidebox
[4] http://drupal.org/project/slidebox
[5] http://drupal.org/node/1482166
[6] http://drupal.org/project/slidebox
[7] http://drupal.org/user/12363
[8] http://drupal.org/user/550616
[9] http://drupal.org/user/102818
[10] http://drupal.org/user/53892
[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