SA-CONTRIB-2013-013 - Boxes - Cross site scripting (XSS)

The subject field for the included simple box doesn’t escape HTML properly.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the permission to administer/edit boxes.

Wikipedia has more information about cross site scripting (XSS).

CVE identifier(s) issued

• CVE-2013-0259

Versions affected

• Boxes 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.1

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Boxes module, there is nothing you need to do.

Solution

Install the latest version:

• If you use the Boxes module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Boxes 7.x-1.1

Also see the Boxes project page.

Reported by

• Laura Dickinson

Fixed by

• Tirdad Chaharlengi the module maintainer

Coordinated by

• Greg Knaddison of the Drupal Security Team