[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2014-012- Modal Frame API - Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

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View online: https://drupal.org/node/2189751

   * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2014-012
   * Project: Modal Frame API [1] (third-party module)
   * Version: 6.x
   * Date: 2014-February-05
   * Security risk: Moderately critical [2]
   * Exploitable from: Remote
   * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting

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

This module enables provides an API to render an iframe within a modal dialog
based on the jQuery UI Dialog plugin. You should not install this module
unless another module requires you to, or you wish to use it for your own
custom modules.

The module doesn't sufficiently filter user supplied text.


-------- 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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   * modalframe 6.x-1.8 and prior versions

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

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

Uninstall the module.  It is no longer maintained.

Also see the Modal Frame API [5] project page.

-------- REPORTED BY
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   * Erich Beyrent

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

Not applicable.

-------- 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 [6].

Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [7], writing
secure code for Drupal [8], and securing your site [9].

Follow the Drupal Security Team on Twitter at
https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity [10]


[1] http://drupal.org/project/modalframe
[2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://cve.mitre.org/
[4] http://drupal.org/project/modalframe
[5] http://drupal.org/project/modalframe
[6] http://drupal.org/contact
[7] http://drupal.org/security-team
[8] http://drupal.org/writing-secure-code
[9] http://drupal.org/security/secure-configuration
[10] https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity