Description

Cool aid is a Drupal module that allows users to add custom help messages to Drupal pages. The module did not properly clean user input before displaying it, and did not properly check for access permissions, allowing users with "administer coolaid" to inject scripts anywhere on a site.

The XSS issue is
CVE: CVE-2012-1648
The Access Bypass issue is
CVE: CVE-2012-1649

Versions affected

  • Cool aid 6.x-1.x prior to 6.x-1.6

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Cool aid; Editable help messages module, there is nothing you need to do.

Solution

Install the latest version:

  • If you use the Cool aid module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Cool aid 6.x-1.9.

See also the Cool aid; Editable help messages project page.

Reported by

Fixed by

Coordinated by

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.

Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies, writing secure code for Drupal, and securing your site.