View online: https://drupal.org/node/2087095 * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2013-076 * Project: jQuery Countdown [1] (third-party module) * Version: 7.x * Date: 2013-September-11 * Security risk: Less critical [2] * Exploitable from: Remote * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting -------- DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------- This jQuery Countdown Module enables you to display a countdown block based upon date settings. The jQuery Countdown Module does not properly sanitize the settings, allowing a malicious user to embed scripts within a page, resulting in a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have the "access administration pages" permission. -------- CVE IDENTIFIER(S) ISSUED -------------------------------------------- * /A CVE identifier [3] will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance with Drupal Security Team processes./ -------- VERSIONS AFFECTED --------------------------------------------------- * jquery_countdown 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.0. Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed jQuery Countdown [4] module, there is nothing you need to do. -------- SOLUTION ------------------------------------------------------------ Install the latest version: * If you use the jQuery Countdown module, upgrade to jQuery Countdown 7.x-1.1 [5] Also see the jQuery Countdown [6] project page. -------- REPORTED BY --------------------------------------------------------- * Joachim Noreiko [7] -------- FIXED BY ------------------------------------------------------------ * Dennis Brücke [8] the module maintainer -------- COORDINATED BY ------------------------------------------------------ * Greg Knaddison [9] and Lee Rowlands [10] of the Drupal Security Team -------- CONTACT AND MORE INFORMATION ---------------------------------------- The Drupal security team can be reached at security at drupal.org or via the contact form at http://drupal.org/contact [11]. Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [12], writing secure code for Drupal [13], and securing your site [14]. [1] http://drupal.org/project/jquery_countdown [2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels [3] http://cve.mitre.org/ [4] http://drupal.org/project/jquery_countdown [5] https://drupal.org/node/2087089 [6] http://drupal.org/project/jquery_countdown [7] https://drupal.org/user/107701 [8] https://drupal.org/user/413429 [9] http://drupal.org/user/36762 [10] https://drupal.org/user/395439 [11] http://drupal.org/contact [12] http://drupal.org/security-team [13] http://drupal.org/writing-secure-code [14] http://drupal.org/security/secure-configuration _______________________________________________ Security-news mailing list Security-news@drupal.org Unsubscribe at http://lists.drupal.org/mailman/listinfo/security-news