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By Drupal Security Team on
- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2011-018
- Project: Node Reference URL Widget (third-party module)
- Version: 6.x, 7.x
- Date: 2011-April-27
- Security risk: Moderately critical (definition of risk levels)
- Exploitable from: Remote
- Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting
Description
The Node Reference URL Widget module adds a new widget to the Node Reference field type, allowing node reference fields to be auto-populated based on a value from the URL.
The module does not sanitize some of the user-supplied data before displaying it, leading to a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that may lead to a malicious user gaining full administrative access.
Versions affected
- Node Reference URL Widget module for Drupal 6 prior to 6.x-1.10.
- Node Reference URL Widget module for Drupal 7 prior to 7.x-1.10.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Node Reference URL Widget module, there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- If you use the Node Reference URL Widget module for Drupal 6.x upgrade to Node Reference URL Widget 6.x-1.10.
- If you use the Node Reference URL Widget module for Drupal 7.x upgrade to Node Reference URL Widget 7.x-1.10.
See also the Node Reference URL Widget project page.
Reported by
Fixed by
- Nathan Haug (quicksketch), the module maintainer
Contact and More Information
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