[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2012-137 - Heartbeat - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in heartbeat_comments

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View online: http://drupal.org/node/1775470

  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2012-137
  * Project: Heartbeat [1] (third-party module)
  * Version: 6.x, 7.x
  * Date: 2012-September-5
  * Security risk: Moderately critical [2]
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: Cross Site Request Forgery

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

This module enables you to display activity for events on a site.
The module doesn't sufficiently check the heartbeat comment post values
making it possible for an attacker to cause a user to unknowingly make
comments.

CVE: Requested

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

  * heartbeat_comments 6.x-4.x versions prior to 6.x-4.11.
  * heartbeat_comments 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.0.

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

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

Install the latest version:

  * If you use the heartbeat_comments or shouts module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade
    to heartbeat 6.x-4.12 [4]
  * If you use the heartbeat_comments module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to
    heartbeat 7.x-1.1 [5]

Also see the Heartbeat [6] project page.

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

  * Greg Knaddison [7] of the Drupal Security Team

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

  * Stalski [8] the module maintainer

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

  * Greg Knaddison [9] of the Drupal Security Team
  * Matt Chapman [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/heartbeat
[2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://drupal.org/project/heartbeat
[4] http://drupal.org/node/1774140
[5] http://drupal.org/node/1774160
[6] http://drupal.org/project/heartbeat
[7] http://drupal.org/user/36762
[8] http://drupal.org/user/322618
[9] http://drupal.org/user/36762
[10] http://drupal.org/user/143172
[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