[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2014-111 - Protected Pages - Password Protection Bypass

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View online: https://www.drupal.org/node/2378279

   * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2014-111
   * Project: Protected Pages [1] (third-party module)
   * Version: 7.x
   * Date: 2014-November-19
   * Security risk: 11/25 ( Moderately Critical)
     AC:Basic/A:None/CI:Some/II:None/E:Theoretical/TD:Uncommon [2]
   * Vulnerability: Access bypass

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

Protected Pages modules allows the administrator to secure any page in your
website by password by configuring a add path and the associated password.

The module did not sufficiently protect variations on the protected path.



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

   * /A CVE identifier [3] will be requested, and added upon issuance, in
     accordance
            with Drupal Security Team processes./

-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED
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   * Protected Pages 7.x-2.x versions prior to 7.x-2.2.

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

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

Install the latest version:

   * Upgrade to protected_pages 7.x-2.4 [5]

Also see the Protected Pages [6] project page.

-------- REPORTED BY
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   * Olaf Grabienski [7]

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

   * Varun Mishra [8] the module maintainer

-------- COORDINATED BY
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   * Greg Knaddison [9] of the Drupal Security Team
   * Michael Hess [10] 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 https://www.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] https://www.drupal.org/project/protected_pages
[2] https://www.drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://cve.mitre.org/
[4] https://www.drupal.org/project/protected_pages
[5] https://www.drupal.org/node/2353451
[6] https://www.drupal.org/project/protected_pages
[7] https://www.drupal.org/user/77861
[8] https://www.drupal.org/user/168948
[9] https://www.drupal.org/user/36762
[10] https://www.drupal.org/user/102818
[11] https://www.drupal.org/contact
[12] https://www.drupal.org/security-team
[13] https://www.drupal.org/writing-secure-code
[14] https://www.drupal.org/security/secure-configuration
[15] https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity