Drupal Authoring HTML Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	54854
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2012-2725
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 06 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Jun 06 2012 12:00AM
Credit:	Eriksen Costa
Vulnerable:	Drupal Authoring HTML 6.X-1.X
Not Vulnerable:	Drupal Authoring HTML 6.X-1.1

Drupal Authoring HTML Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

The Authoring HTML module for Drupal is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied text.

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 help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Authoring HTML 6.x-1.x through versions prior to 6.x-1.1 are vulnerable.

Drupal Authoring HTML Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

Drupal Authoring HTML Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Vendor updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

Drupal Authoring HTML Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Authoring HTML Homepage (Drupal)
  
• SA-CONTRIB-2012-096 - Authoring HTML - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (Drupal)