[Security-news] Drupal 7 driver for SQL Server and SQL Azure - Moderately Critical - SQL Injection - SA-CONTRIB-2015-148

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View online: https://www.drupal.org/node/2569577

   * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2015-148
   * Project: Drupal 7 driver for SQL Server and SQL Azure [1]     
(third-party
     module)
   * Version: 7.x
   * Date: 2015-September-16
   * Security risk: 10/25 ( Moderately Critical)
     AC:Complex/A:None/CI:Some/II:None/E:Theoretical/TD:Uncommon [2]
   * Vulnerability: SQL Injection

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

Drupal 7 driver for SQL Server and SQL Azure module has a SQL injection
vulnerability.

Certain characters aren't properly escaped by the Drupal database API. A
malicious user may be able to access restricted information by performing a
specially-crafted search.

Only sites that use contrib or custom modules which rely on the db_like()
function may be  affected.


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

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

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

   * Drupal 7 driver for SQL Server and SQL Azure 7.x-1.x versions prior to
     7.x-1.4

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Drupal 7
driver for SQL Server and SQL Azure [4] module, there is nothing you need to
do.

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

Install the latest version:

   * If you use the Drupal 7 driver for SQL Server and SQL Azure module for
     Drupal 7.x-1.x, you can upgrade to Drupal 7 driver for SQL Server and SQL
     Azure 7.x-1.4 [5]
   * If you use the Drupal 7 driver for SQL Server and SQL Azure module for
     Drupal 7.x-2.x, you can upgrade to Drupal 7 driver for SQL Server and SQL
     Azure 7.x-2.0 [6]

Although a 7.x-1.4 version has been released the 7.x-1.x branch is currently
unsupported and not maintained.

Also see the Drupal 7 driver for SQL Server and SQL Azure [7] project page.

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

   * Fabio Epifani [8]

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

   * David Garcia [9] the module maintainer
   * Fabio Epifani [10]

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

   * Pere Orga [11] of the Drupal Security Team
   * Michael Hess [12] 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 [13].

Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [14], writing
secure code for Drupal [15], and  securing your site [16].

Follow the Drupal Security Team on Twitter at
https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity [17]


[1] https://www.drupal.org/project/sqlsrv
[2] https://www.drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://cve.mitre.org/
[4] https://www.drupal.org/project/sqlsrv
[5] https://www.drupal.org/node/2569003
[6] https://www.drupal.org/node/2569005
[7] https://www.drupal.org/project/sqlsrv
[8] https://www.drupal.org/user/2840771
[9] https://www.drupal.org/user/696200
[10] https://www.drupal.org/user/2840771
[11] https://www.drupal.org/user/2301194
[12] https://www.drupal.org/u/mlhess
[13] https://www.drupal.org/contact
[14] https://www.drupal.org/security-team
[15] https://www.drupal.org/writing-secure-code
[16] https://www.drupal.org/security/secure-configuration
[17] https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity