Drupal Apache Solr Autocomplete Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	55290
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2012-6573
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 29 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Jun 26 2013 08:50PM
Credit:	drupaledmonk
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Drupal Apache Solr Autocomplete Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

The Apache Solr Autocomplete 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.

The following versions are vulnerable:

Apache Solr Autocomplete 6.x-1.x versions prior to 6.x-1.4
Apache Solr Autocomplete 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.3

Drupal Apache Solr Autocomplete Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Drupal Apache Solr Autocomplete Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Drupal Apache Solr Autocomplete Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Drupal Homepage (Drupal)