[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2014-095 - Safeword - Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

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View online: https://www.drupal.org/node/2344383

   * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2014-095
   * Project: Safeword [1]     (third-party module)
   * Version: 7.x
   * Date: 2014-September-23
   * Security risk: 7/25 ( Less Critical)
     AC:Basic/A:Admin/CI:None/II:None/E:Theoretical/TD:All [2]
   * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting

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

The safeword module provides an automatically generated 'Machine Name' when
text is entered into a human-readable field.

The module doesn't sufficiently sanitize the field description that can be
used as help text under the machine name editing field.

This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role
with the permission "administer taxonomy".


-------- 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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   * Safeword 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.9.

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

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

Install the latest version:

   * If you use the Safeword module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Safeword
     7.x-1.10 [5]

Also see the Safeword [6] project page.

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

   * Matt Vance [7]

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

   * Matt Vance [8] provisional member the Drupal Security Team
   * Francisco José Cruz Romanos [9] provisional member the Drupal Security
     Team

-------- COORDINATED BY
------------------------------------------------------

   * Rick Manelius [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].


[1] https://www.drupal.org/project/safeword
[2] https://www.drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://cve.mitre.org/
[4] https://www.drupal.org/project/safeword
[5] https://www.drupal.org/node/2344323
[6] https://www.drupal.org/project/safeword
[7] https://www.drupal.org/user/88338
[8] https://www.drupal.org/user/88338
[9] https://www.drupal.org/user/848238
[10] https://www.drupal.org/user/680072
[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