[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2015-022 - nodeauthor - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) - Unsupported

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View online: https://www.drupal.org/node/2407401

   * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2015-022
   * Project: nodeauthor [1]     (third-party module)
   * Version: 7.x
   * Date: 2015-January-14
   * Security risk: 12/25 ( Moderately Critical)
     AC:Basic/A:Admin/CI:Some/II:Some/E:Theoretical/TD:Default [2]
   * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting

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

This module displays node author information in a jQuery slider.

The module doesn't sufficiently sanitize Profile2 fields in a provided block.

This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a user
account allowed to edit profile fields.


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

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

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

   * All versions of nodeauthor module.

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

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

If you use the nodeauthor module you should uninstall it.

Also see the nodeauthor [5] project page.

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

   * Pere Orga [6] provisional member of the Drupal Security Team

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

Not applicable.

-------- COORDINATED BY
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   * Pere Orga [7] 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 https://www.drupal.org/contact [8].

Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [9], writing
secure code for Drupal [10], and  securing your site [11].

Follow the Drupal Security Team on Twitter at
https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity [12]


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