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- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2015-028
- Project: Shibboleth authentication (third-party module)
- Version: 6.x, 7.x
- Date: 2015-January-21
- Security risk: 13/25 ( Moderately Critical) AC:Basic/A:None/CI:None/II:Some/E:Theoretical/TD:All
- Vulnerability: Cross Site Request Forgery
Description
Shibboleth Authentication module allows users to log in and get permissions based on federated (SAML2) authentication.
The roles that are assigned to users are based on a matching list. A malicious attacker can delete matching rules from the list by getting the administrator's browser to make a request to a specially-crafted URL while the administrator is logged in.
CVE identifier(s) issued
- CVE-2015-3375
Versions affected
- Shibboleth Authentication 6.x-4.x versions prior to 6.x-4.1.
- Shibboleth Authentication 7.x-4.x versions prior to 7.x-4.1.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Shibboleth authentication module,
there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- If you use the Shibboleth Authentication module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to 6.x-4.1
- If you use the Shibboleth Authentication module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to 7.x-4.1
Also see the Shibboleth authentication project page.
Reported by
- Pere Orga provisional member of the Drupal Security Team
Fixed by
- Zoltán Kiss and Kristof Bajnok the module maintainers
Coordinated by
- Pere Orga provisional member of the Drupal Security Team
Contact and More Information
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