Drupal Taxonomy Access Control Lite (tac_lite) Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	47816
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 11 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	May 11 2011 12:00AM
Credit:	AlexisWilke
Vulnerable:	Drupal Taxonomy Access Control Lite (tac_lite) 6.X-1.4
Not Vulnerable:	Drupal Taxonomy Access Control Lite (tac_lite) 6.X-1.5

Drupal Taxonomy Access Control Lite (tac_lite) Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

The Taxonomy Access Control Lite (tac_lite) module for Drupal is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

Versions prior to Taxonomy Access Control Lite 6.x-1.5 are vulnerable.

Drupal Taxonomy Access Control Lite (tac_lite) Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

Drupal Taxonomy Access Control Lite (tac_lite) Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Drupal Taxonomy Access Control Lite (tac_lite) Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Drupal Homepage (Drupal)
  
• Taxonomy Access Control Lite Home page (Drupal)
  
• SA-CONTRIB-2011-020 - Taxonomy Access Control Lite (tac_lite) - Cross Site Scrip (Drupal)