[Security-news] Administration Views - Critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2016-041

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View online: https://www.drupal.org/node/2778501

   * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2016-041
   * Project: Administration Views [1]     (third-party module)
   * Version: 7.x
   * Date: 2016-August-03
   * Security risk: 16/25 ( Critical)
     AC:Basic/A:None/CI:Some/II:None/E:Exploit/TD:All [2]
   * Vulnerability: Access bypass

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

Administration Views module replaces overview/listing pages with actual views
for superior usability.

The module does not check access properly under certain circumstances.
Anonymous users could get access to read information they should not have
access to.


-------- 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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   * administration views  7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.6.

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

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

Install the latest version:

   * If you use the Administration Views module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to
     administration views 7.x-1.6 [5]

Also see the Administration Views [6] project page.

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

   * John P Warren [7]

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

   * Damian Lee [8] a module maintainer

-------- COORDINATED BY
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   * Michael Hess [9] 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/admin_views
[2] https://www.drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://cve.mitre.org/
[4] https://www.drupal.org/project/admin_views
[5] https://www.drupal.org/project/admin_views/releases/7.x-1.6
[6] https://www.drupal.org/project/admin_views
[7] https://www.drupal.org/user/19623
[8] https://www.drupal.org/user/1037976
[9] https://www.drupal.org/u/mlhess
[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