[Security-news] Embedded Media Field - Moderately Critical - Access Bypass - DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2016-004

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View online: https://www.drupal.org/node/2666446

   * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2016-pending
   * Project: Embedded Media Field [1]     (third-party module)
   * Version: 6.x
   * Date: 2016-February-10
   * Security risk: 19/25 ( Critical)
     AC:Complex/A:None/CI:All/II:All/E:Theoretical/TD:All [2]
   * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting

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

This module enables you to to display video, image, and audio files from
various third party providers

The module doesn't sufficiently sanitize path arguments under certain
scenarios.

This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must be able to
trick an administrator into visiting a carefully crafted URL.


-------- 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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   * Embedded Media Field 6.x-1.x all versions.
   * Embedded Media Field 6.x-2.x versions prior to 6.x-2.7.

Versions of Embedded Media Field for Drupal 7 are not affected.

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

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

Install the latest version:

   * If you use the Embedded Media Field module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to
     Embedded Media Field 6.x-2.7 [5]

Also see the Embedded Media Field [6] project page.

-------- REPORTED BY
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   * Cash Williams (cashwilliams) [7]

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

   * Dave Hansen-Lange (dalin) [8]

-------- 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/emfield
[2] https://www.drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://cve.mitre.org/
[4] https://www.drupal.org/project/emfield
[5] https://www.drupal.org/node/2665632
[6] https://www.drupal.org/project/emfield
[7] https://www.drupal.org/u/cashwilliams
[8] https://www.drupal.org/u/dalin
[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