[Security-news] DownloadFile- Critical - Unsupported - SA-CONTRIB-2017-023

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View online: https://www.drupal.org/node/2854983

   * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2017-023
   * Project:  DownloadFile  [1]     (third-party module)
   * Version: 7.x
   * Date: 2017-Jan-25
   * Security risk: 19/25 ( Critical)
     AC:None/A:None/CI:Some/II:Some/E:Proof/TD:All [2]

-------- DESCRIPTION
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DownloadFile is a module to direct download files or images.

The security team is marking this module unsupported.  There is a known
security issue with the module that has not been fixed by the maintainer.  If
you would like to maintain this module, please read:
https://www.drupal.org/node/251466


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

-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED
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   * All  versions

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

-------- SOLUTION
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If you use the download_file module for Drupal 7.x you should uninstall it.

Also see the download file [5] project page.

-------- REPORTED BY
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   * Julian Pustkuchen  [6]

-------- FIXED BY
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Not applicable

-------- CONTACT AND MORE INFORMATION
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The Drupal security team can be reached at security at drupal.org or via the
contact form at https://www.drupal.org/contact [7].

Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [8], writing
secure code for Drupal [9], and  securing your site [10].

Follow the Drupal Security Team on Twitter at
https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity [11]


[1] https://www.drupal.org/project/download_file
[2] https://www.drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://cve.mitre.org/
[4] https://www.drupal.org/project/download_file
[5] https://www.drupal.org/project/download_file
[6] https://www.drupal.org/user/291091
[7] https://www.drupal.org/contact
[8] https://www.drupal.org/security-team
[9] https://www.drupal.org/writing-secure-code
[10] https://www.drupal.org/security/secure-configuration
[11] https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity