[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2014-041 - Block Search - SQL Injection

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View online: https://drupal.org/node/2242463

   * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2014-041
   * Project: Block Search [1] (third-party module)
   * Version: 6.x
   * Date: 2014-April-16
   * Security risk: Highly critical [2]
   * Exploitable from: Remote
   * Vulnerability: SQL Injection

-------- DESCRIPTION
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Block Search module provides an alternative way of managing blocks.

The module doesn't properly use Drupal's database API resulting in
user-provided strings being passed directly to the database allowing SQL
Injection.

This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must either use
a CSRF attack against a user with sufficient permissions or have a role with
the permission "admin blocks" or "set region".


-------- 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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   * Block Search All versions.

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

-------- SOLUTION
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No patch nor updated version is available.

Site administrators should disable the module.

Also see the Block Search [5] project page.

-------- REPORTED BY
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   * Greg Knaddison [6] of the Drupal Security Team

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

-------- COORDINATED BY
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   * Greg Knaddison [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].

Follow the Drupal Security Team on Twitter at
https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity [12]


[1] http://drupal.org/project/block_search
[2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://cve.mitre.org/
[4] http://drupal.org/project/block_search
[5] http://drupal.org/project/block_search
[6] http://drupal.org/user/36762
[7] http://drupal.org/user/36762
[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
[12] https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity