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- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2015-073
- Project: Trick Question (third-party module)
- Version: 6.x, 7.x
- Date: 2015-March-04
- Security risk: 13/25 ( Moderately Critical) AC:Basic/A:Admin/CI:Some/II:Some/E:Theoretical/TD:All
- Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting
Description
The Trick Question is a CAPTCHA-type spam prevention module; a lightweight, compact and simple alternative to larger and more complex modules.
The module doesn't sufficiently sanitize user supplied text in some pages, thereby exposing a Cross Site Scripting vulnerability.
The vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have the "Administer Trick Question" permission.
CVE identifier(s) issued
- CVE-2015-4369
Versions affected
- Trick Question 6.x-1.x versions prior to 6.x-1.5
- Trick Question 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.5
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Trick Question module, there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- If you use the Trick Question module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Trick Question 6.x-1.5
- If you use the Trick Question module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Trick Question 7.x-1.5
Also see the Trick Question project page.
Reported by
- Matt Vance provisional member of the Drupal Security Team
Fixed by
- Martin Joergensen the module maintainer
- Matt Vance provisional member of the Drupal Security Team
Coordinated by
- Matt Vance provisional member of the Drupal Security Team
Contact and More Information
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