Web Links - Less Critical - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) - SA-CONTRIB-2015-110

The Web Links module provides a comprehensive way to manage url links to other websites.

The module doesn’t sufficiently sanitize user supplied text, thereby exposing a Cross Site Scripting vulnerability.

This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with permission to create/edit weblink nodes.

CVE identifier(s) issued

• CVE-2015-5497

Versions affected

• Web Links 6.x-2.x versions prior to 6.x-2.6
• Web Links 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.0

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

Solution

Install the latest version:

• If you use the Web Links module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to weblinks-6.x-2.6
• If you use the Web Links module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to weblinks-7.x-1.0

Also see the Web Links project page.

Reported by

• Jonathan Smith the module maintainer

Fixed by

• Jonathan Smith the module maintainer
• Gerhard Stegemann the module maintainer

Coordinated by

• Michael Hess of the Drupal Security Team
• Greg Knaddison of the Drupal Security Team