[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2014-072 - Freelinking, Freelinking Case Tracker - Access bypass

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View online: https://www.drupal.org/node/2308503

   * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2014-072
   * Project: freelinking [1] (third-party module)
   * Project: freelinking case tracker [2] (third-party module)
   * Version: 6.x, 7.x
   * Date: 2014-July-23
   * Security risk: Critical [3]
   * Exploitable from: Remote
   * Vulnerability: Access bypass

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

The freelinking and freelinking case tracker modules implement a filter for
the easier creation of HTML links to other pages in the site or external
sites with a wiki style format such as [[pluginname:identifier]].

The module doesn't sufficiently check access to content when displaying links
to nodes and users. This makes it possible to see node titles, usernames and
potentially other data depending on the site configuration.

This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that a site must use node access
or permissions to prevent some users from viewing some nodes or users.


-------- CVE IDENTIFIER(S) ISSUED
--------------------------------------------

   * /A CVE identifier [4] will be requested, and added upon issuance, in
     accordance with Drupal Security Team processes./

-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED
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All versions of Freelinking and Freelinking for case tracker

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed freelinking
[5] or freelinking Case tracker [6]  modules, there is nothing you need to
do.

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

Uninstall the module, it is no longer maintained.

Also see the freelinking [7] and freelinking case tracker [8] project pages.

-------- REPORTED BY
---------------------------------------------------------

   * Chris Burgess [9]

-------- CONTACT AND MORE INFORMATION
----------------------------------------

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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].

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https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity [14]


[1] http://drupal.org/project/freelinking
[2] https://www.drupal.org/project/freelinking_casetracker
[3] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[4] http://cve.mitre.org/
[5] http://drupal.org/project/freelinking
[6] http://drupal.org/project/freelinking_casetracker
[7] http://drupal.org/project/freelinking
[8] https://www.drupal.org/project/freelinking_casetracker
[9] http://drupal.org/user/76026
[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
[14] https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity