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- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2012-142
- Project: Spambot (third-party module)
- Version: 6.x, 7.x
- Date: 2012-September-19
- Security risk: Less critical
- Exploitable from: Remote
- Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting
Description
The Spambot module enables you to protect new user registrations from spammers using the database at stopforumspam.com.
Spambot doesn't sufficiently sanitize API responses from stopforumspam.com when they are logged to the watchdog, allowing a potential XSS attack.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that only stopforumspam.com (or someone pretending to be stopforumspam.com) can exploit it.
CVE: CVE-2012-6582
Versions affected
- Spambot 6.x-3.x versions prior to 6.x-3.2.
- Spambot 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.1.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Spambot module, there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
Install the latest version:
- If you use the Spambot module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Spambot 6.x-3.2
- If you use the Spambot module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Spambot 7.x-1.1
Also see the Spambot project page.
Reported by
Fixed by
- Beng Tan, the module maintainer
- Jimmy Axenhus
Coordinated by
- Greg Knaddison of the Drupal Security Team
- Ben Jeavons of the Drupal Security Team
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.
