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- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2012-037
- Project: Slidebox (third-party module)
- Version: 7.x
- Date: 2012-March-14
- Security risk: Moderately critical
- Exploitable from: Remote
- Vulnerability: Access bypass
Description
CVE: CVE-2012-2063
The Slidebox module allows webmasters do display a link to the next node in a jQuery box that slides in from the right side of the page after a user scrolls past a certain point.
While the module checks for "published" status, the module does not contain sufficient usage of node_access() to prevent users from accessing content that they do not have proper permission to access (for example, nodes or node types that have been protected via an access control module).
Versions affected
- Slidebox 7.x-1.x versions prior to and including 7.x-1.3.
- Slidebox 7.x-2.x-dev
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Slidebox module, there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- If you use the Slidebox module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Slidebox 7.x-1.4
See also the Slidebox project page.
Reported by
- Joshua Brauer of the Drupal Security Team
Fixed by
- Brian Altenhofel - the module maintainer
Coordinated by
- Michael Hess of the Drupal Security Team
- Dave Reid 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 http://drupal.org/contact.
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