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- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2015-104
- Project: Dynamic display block (third-party module)
- Version: 7.x
- Date: 2015-May-06
- Security risk: 7/25 ( Less Critical) AC:Complex/A:Admin/CI:Some/II:None/E:Theoretical/TD:Uncommon
- Vulnerability: Access bypass
Description
This module enables you to showcase featured content at a prominent place on the front page of the site in an attractive way.
The module doesn't sufficiently protect access to content a user has no access to. In certain scenarios a user with the "administer ddblock" permission can see titles of content for which this user has no access.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the permission "administer ddblock" permission.
CVE identifier(s) issued
- CVE-2015-5491
Versions affected
- Dynamic display block 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.1
Solution
- If you use the Dynamic display block module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Dynamic display block 7.x-1.1
Also see the Dynamic display block project page.
Reported by
- David Rothstein of the Drupal Security Team
Fixed by
- David Rothstein of the Drupal Security Team
- Philip Blaauw the module maintainer
Coordinated by
- Ben Dougherty of the Drupal Security Team
- Pere Orga 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 https://www.drupal.org/contact.
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Edits to this advisory since publishing
Edited on June 12, 2015.
