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- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2015-154
- Project: stickynote (third-party module)
- Version: 7.x
- Date: 2015-October-07
- Security risk: 14/25 ( Moderately Critical) AC:Basic/A:User/CI:Some/II:Some/E:Theoretical/TD:All
- Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting
Description
This module enables you to create notes on a page inside a block.
The module doesn't sufficiently sanitize the note text on the admin listing page.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with a permission to create or edit a stickynote.
CVE identifier(s) issued
- CVE-2015-7879
Versions affected
- Stickynote 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.3.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed stickynote module, there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version.
- If you use the Stickynote module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Stickynote 7.x-1.3
Also see the stickynote project page.
Reported by
Fixed by
- Luke Herrington the module maintainer
Coordinated by
- Greg Knaddison of the Drupal Security Team
Contact and More Information
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