Drupal Sections Module HTML Injection Vulnerability

BID:37371

Info

Drupal Sections Module HTML Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 37371
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 16 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 17 2009 08:43PM
Credit: Justin C. Klein Keane
Vulnerable: Drupal Sections 6.x-1.2
Drupal Sections 5.x-1.2
Not Vulnerable: Drupal Sections 6.x-1.3
Drupal Sections 5.x-1.3

Discussion

Drupal Sections Module HTML Injection Vulnerability

The Sections module for Drupal is prone to an HTML-injection vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in dynamically generated content.

Successful exploits will allow attacker-supplied HTML and script code to run in the context of the affected browser, potentially allowing the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials or to control how the site is rendered to the user. Other attacks are also possible.

To exploit this issue, the attacker must have 'administer sections' permissions.

Versions prior to Sections 5.x-1.3 and 6.x-1.3 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Drupal Sections Module HTML Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following example input is available:

<script>alert('xss');</script>

Solution / Fix

Drupal Sections Module HTML Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for details.


Drupal Sections 6.x-1.2

Drupal Sections 5.x-1.2

References

Drupal Sections Module HTML Injection Vulnerability

References:

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