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Secunia Security Advisory 28478

Secunia Security Advisory 28478
Posted Jan 14, 2008
Authored by Secunia | Site secunia.com

Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been reported in the Meta Tags module for Drupal, which can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system.

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Secunia Security Advisory 28478

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A new version (0.9.0.0 - Release Candidate 1) of the free Secunia PSI
has been released. The new version includes many new and advanced
features, which makes it even easier to stay patched.

Download and test it today:
https://psi.secunia.com/

Read more about this new version:
https://psi.secunia.com/?page=changelog

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TITLE:
Drupal Meta Tags Module Arbitrary Code Execution

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28478

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28478/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Drupal Meta Tags Module 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/17200/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Meta Tags module for Drupal,
which can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable
system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the handling of
nodes. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code by creating
specially crafted nodes containing image files.

Successful exploitation requires that images are allowed in the
created node.

The vulnerability is reported in version 5.x-1.6.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 5.x-1.7.
http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/nodewords-5.x-1.7.tar.gz

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://drupal.org/node/209759

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About:
This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help
everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest
vulnerabilities.

Subscribe:
http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/

Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.)
http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/


Please Note:
Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by
clicking the link.
Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories.
Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only
use those supplied by the vendor.

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