SA-CONTRIB-2015-026 - Taxonews - Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

This module enables you to create blocks of nodes carrying a given taxonomy term.

The module doesn’t sufficiently escape term names in the blocks it builds leading to a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the permission “administer taxonomy” or the ability to create terms in some other way.

CVE identifier(s) issued

• CVE-2015-3369

Versions affected

• Taxonews 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.1.
• Taxonews 6.x-1.x versions prior to 6.x-1.2.

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

Solution

Install the latest version of Taxonews module:

• For Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Taxonews 7.x-1.1
• For Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Taxonews 6.x-1.2

Also see the Taxonews project page.

Reported by

• Pere Orga provisional member of the Drupal Security Team

Fixed by

• FGM the module maintainer

Coordinated by

• Pere Orga provisional member of the Drupal Security Team