[Security-news] Mass Contact - Moderately Critical - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) - SA-CONTRIB-2015-144

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View online: https://www.drupal.org/node/2561951

   * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2015-144
   * Project: Mass Contact [1]     (third-party module)
   * Version: 6.x, 7.x
   * Date: 2015-September-02
   * 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 allows anyone with permission to send a single message to
multiple users of a site, using the site's roles and/or taxonomy
functionality.

The module doesn't sufficiently sanitize the category labels when they are
displayed.

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


-------- 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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   * Mass Contact 6.x-1.x versions prior to 6.x-1.6.
   * Mass Contact 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.1.

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

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

Install the latest version:

   * If you use the Mass Contact module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Mass 
Contact
     6.x-1.6 [5]
   * If you use the Mass Contact module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Mass 
Contact
     7.x-1.1 [6]

Also see the Mass Contact [7] project page.

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

   * Daniel Johnson [8]

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

   * Jason Flatt [9] the module maintainer

-------- COORDINATED BY
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   * Aaron Ott [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/mass_contact
[2] https://www.drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://cve.mitre.org/
[4] https://www.drupal.org/project/mass_contact
[5] https://www.drupal.org/node/2561695
[6] https://www.drupal.org/node/2561699
[7] https://www.drupal.org/project/mass_contact
[8] https://www.drupal.org/user/970952
[9] https://www.drupal.org/user/4649
[10] https://www.drupal.org/user/154069
[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