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- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2015-158
- Project: jQuery Update (third-party module)
- Version: 7.x
- Date: 2015-October-21
- Security risk: 9/25 ( Less Critical) AC:Basic/A:None/CI:None/II:None/E:Theoretical/TD:Default
- Vulnerability: Open Redirect
Description
The jQuery Update module enables you to update jQuery on your site.
The module ships with a modified version of the core Overlay JavaScript file, which is vulnerable to an open redirect attack (see SA-CORE-2015-004).
Only sites with the Overlay module enabled are vulnerable.
An incomplete fix for this issue was released in SA-CONTRIB-2015-123.
CVE identifier(s) issued
- CVE-2015-7943
Versions affected
- jQuery Update 7.x-2.x versions prior to 7.x-2.7
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed jQuery Update module, there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- If you use the jQuery Update module 2.x branch, upgrade to jQuery Update 7.x-2.7
Also see the jQuery Update project page.
Reported by
- Samuel Mortenson
- Pere Orga of the Drupal Security Team
Fixed by
- Pere Orga of the Drupal Security Team
- Mark Carver, module maintainer
Coordinated by
Contact and More Information
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