[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2014-016 - Mayo Theme - XSS Vulnerability

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View online: https://drupal.org/node/2194135

   * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2014-016
   * Project: MAYO [1] (third-party theme)
   * Version: 7.x
   * Date: 2014-02-12
   * Security risk: Moderately critical [2]
   * Exploitable from: Remote
   * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting

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

The theme settings allow you to link to a header background file.
A URL could be entered that was not properly sanitized leading to XSS
vulnerability.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role
with the permission "administer themes".


-------- 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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   * MAYO Theme 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.3.

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

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

Install the latest version:

   * If you use the theme MAYO for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to MAYO 7.x-1.3 [5]

Also see the MAYO [6] project page.

-------- REPORTED BY
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   * Dennis Walgaard [7]

-------- FIXED BY
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   * Dennis Walgaard [8]
   * John Powell [9] the theme maintainer

-------- COORDINATED BY
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   * Rick Manelius [10] provisional member 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 [11].

Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [12], writing
secure code for Drupal [13], and securing your site [14].

Follow the Drupal Security Team on Twitter at
https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity [15]


[1] http://drupal.org/project/mayo
[2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://cve.mitre.org/
[4] http://drupal.org/project/mayo
[5] https://drupal.org/node/2193987
[6] http://drupal.org/project/mayo
[7] http://drupal.org/user/883702
[8] http://drupal.org/user/883702
[9] http://drupal.org/user/797068
[10] http://drupal.org/user/680072
[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
[15] https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity