[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2015-015 - Term Merge - Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

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View online: https://www.drupal.org/node/2407315

   * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2015-015
   * Project: Term merge [1]     (third-party module)
   * Version: 7.x
   * Date: 2015-January-14
   * Security risk: 12/25 ( Moderately Critical)
     AC:Complex/A:Admin/CI:Some/II:Some/E:Theoretical/TD:All [2]
   * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting

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

This module enables you to merge (synonymous) taxonomy terms among
themselves.

The module doesn't sufficiently filter user input under certain conditions,
thereby opening a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must be able to
create taxonomy terms.


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

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

-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED
---------------------------------------------------

   * Term Merge 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.2.

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

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

Install the latest version:

   * If you use the Term Merge module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Term Merge
     7.x-1.2 [5]

Also see the Term merge [6] project page.

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

   * Pere Orga [7] provisional member of the Drupal Security Team

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

   * Alexander Trotsenko [8] the module maintainer

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

   * Pere Orga [9] provisional member 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 [10].

Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [11], writing
secure code for Drupal [12], and  securing your site [13].

Follow the Drupal Security Team on Twitter at
https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity [14]


[1] https://www.drupal.org/project/term_merge
[2] https://www.drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://cve.mitre.org/
[4] https://www.drupal.org/project/term_merge
[5] https://www.drupal.org/node/2406869
[6] https://www.drupal.org/project/term_merge
[7] https://www.drupal.org/user/2301194
[8] https://www.drupal.org/user/504128
[9] https://www.drupal.org/user/2301194
[10] https://www.drupal.org/contact
[11] https://www.drupal.org/security-team
[12] https://www.drupal.org/writing-secure-code
[13] https://www.drupal.org/security/secure-configuration
[14] https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity