View online: https://drupal.org/node/2211381 * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2014-027 * Project: NewsFlash [1] (third-party theme) * Version: 6.x, 7.x * Date: 2014-March-05 * Security risk: Moderately critical [2] * Exploitable from: Remote * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting -------- DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------- Newsflash is a theme that features 7 color styles, 12 collapsible regions, suckerfish menus, fluid or fixed widths, built-in IE transparent PNG fix, and lots more. The theme does not sanitize the user provided theme setting for the font family CSS property, thereby exposing a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the permission "administer themes". -------- CVE IDENTIFIER(S) ISSUED -------------------------------------------- * /A CVE identifier [3] will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance with Drupal Security Team processes./ -------- VERSIONS AFFECTED --------------------------------------------------- * NewsFlash 6.x-1.x versions prior to 6.x-1.7. * NewsFlash 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-2.5. Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed NewsFlash [4] theme, there is nothing you need to do. -------- SOLUTION ------------------------------------------------------------ Install the latest version: * If you use the theme NewsFlash for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to NewsFlash 7.x-2.5 [5] * If you use the theme NewsFlash for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to NewsFlash 6.x-1.7 [6] Also see the NewsFlash [7] project page. -------- REPORTED BY --------------------------------------------------------- * Dennis Walgaard [8] -------- FIXED BY ------------------------------------------------------------ * Alyx Vance [9] the theme maintainer -------- COORDINATED BY ------------------------------------------------------ * Klaus Purer [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]. Follow the Drupal Security Team on Twitter at https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity [15] [1] http://drupal.org/project/newsflash [2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels [3] http://cve.mitre.org/ [4] http://drupal.org/project/newsflash [5] https://drupal.org/node/2210621 [6] https://drupal.org/node/2210619 [7] http://drupal.org/project/newsflash [8] https://drupal.org/user/883702 [9] https://drupal.org/user/1284976 [10] https://drupal.org/user/262198 [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 [15] https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity _______________________________________________ Security-news mailing list Security-news@drupal.org Unsubscribe at http://lists.drupal.org/mailman/listinfo/security-news