[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2015-026 - Taxonews - Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

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View online: https://www.drupal.org/node/2411573

   * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2015-026
   * Project: Taxonews [1]     (third-party module)
   * Version: 5.x, 6.x, 7.x
   * Date: 2015-January-21
   * Security risk: 13/25 ( Moderately Critical)
     AC:Basic/A:Admin/CI:Some/II:Some/E:Theoretical/TD:All [2]
   * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting

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

This module enables you to create blocks of nodes carrying a given taxonomy
term.

The module doesn't sufficiently escape term names in the blocks it builds
leading to a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role
with the permission "administer taxonomy" or the ability to create terms in
some other way.


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

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

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

   * Taxonews 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.1.
   * Taxonews 6.x-1.x versions prior to 6.x-1.2.

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

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

Install the latest version of Taxonews module:

   * For Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Taxonews 7.x-1.1 [5]
   * For Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Taxonews 6.x-1.2 [6]

Also see the Taxonews [7] project page.

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

   * Pere Orga [8] provisional member of the Drupal Security Team

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

   * FGM [9] the module maintainer

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

   * Pere Orga [10] 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 [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/taxonews
[2] https://www.drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://cve.mitre.org/
[4] https://www.drupal.org/project/taxonews
[5] https://www.drupal.org/node/2409769
[6] https://www.drupal.org/node/2409767
[7] https://www.drupal.org/project/taxonews
[8] https://www.drupal.org/user/2301194
[9] https://www.drupal.org/user/27985
[10] https://www.drupal.org/user/2301194
[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