[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2013-022 - Menu Reference - Cross site scripting (XSS)

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View online: http://drupal.org/node/1922446

  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2013-022
  * Project: Menu Reference [1] (third-party module)
  * Version: 7.x
  * Date: 2013-February-20
  * Security risk: Moderately critical [2]
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting

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

Module Menu Reference doesn't escape HTML that contains menu link title
displayed in Menu Reference "Rendered links" formatter.

This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role
with the permission "Administer menus and menu items" to insert HTML code in
menu link title.


-------- 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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  * Menu Reference 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.0.

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

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

Install the latest version:

  * If you use the Menu Reference module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Menu
    Reference 7.x-1.1 [5]

Also see the Menu Reference [6] project page.

-------- REPORTED BY  
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  * Tamás Demeter-Haludka [7]

-------- FIXED BY  
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  * Tomáš Barej [8] the module maintainer

-------- COORDINATED BY  
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  * Greg Knaddison [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/menu_reference
[2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://cve.mitre.org/
[4] http://drupal.org/project/menu_reference
[5] http://drupal.org/node/1922434
[6] http://drupal.org/project/menu_reference
[7] http://drupal.org/user/372872
[8] http://drupal.org/user/258659
[9] http://drupal.org/user/36762
[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