[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2013-016 - Banckle Chat - Access bypass - Unsupported

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View online: http://drupal.org/node/1916370

  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2013-016
  * Project: Banckle Chat [1] (third-party module)
  * Version: 7.x
  * Date: 2013-February-13
  * Security risk: Highly critical [2]
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: Access bypass

-------- DESCRIPTION  
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This module enables you to chat with the visitors of your web site.

The module doesn't sufficiently check access to its admin pages.

This vulnerability is not mitigated.


-------- CVE IDENTIFIER(S) ISSUED  
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  * /A CVE identifier [3] will be requested, and added upon issuance, in
    accordance with Drupal Security Team processes./

-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED  
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  * All Banckle Chat 7.x-1.x versions.

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

-------- SOLUTION  
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Uninstall the module.

Also see the Banckle Chat [5] project page.

-------- REPORTED BY  
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  * Wale Adesanya [6]
  * Lau Futtrup Rasmussen

-------- FIXED BY  
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Not applicable.

-------- COORDINATED BY  
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  * Gerhard Killesreiter [7] of the Drupal Security Team

-------- CONTACT AND MORE INFORMATION  
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The Drupal security team can be reached at security at drupal.org or via the
contact form at http://drupal.org/contact [8].

Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [9], writing
secure code for Drupal [10], and securing your site [11].


[1] http://drupal.org/project/banckle_live_chat
[2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://cve.mitre.org/
[4] http://drupal.org/project/banckle_live_chat
[5] http://drupal.org/project/banckle_live_chat
[6] http://drupal.org/user/1028156
[7] http://drupal.org/user/83
[8] http://drupal.org/contact
[9] http://drupal.org/security-team
[10] http://drupal.org/writing-secure-code
[11] http://drupal.org/security/secure-configuration