- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2012-097
- Project: Protest (third-party module)
- Version: 6.x, 7.x
- Date: 2012-June-06
- Security risk: Moderately critical
- Exploitable from: Remote
- Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting
Description
Protest allows websites to display a complete page blackout (website protest).
The module contains a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability as it fails to sanitize user input before display.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the permission "administer protest".
CVE: CVE-2012-2726
Versions affected
- Protest 6.x-1.x versions prior to 6.x-1.2.
- Protest 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.2.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Protest module, there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- If you use the Protest module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Protest 6.x-1.2
- If you use the Protest module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Protest 7.x-1.2
Also see the Protest project page.
Reported by
Fixed by
- Shawn Price the module maintainer
Coordinated by
- Greg Knaddison of the Drupal Security Team
Contact and More Information
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