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- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2016-034
- Project: Node Embed (third-party module)
- Version: 7.x
- Date: 2016-June-08
- Security risk: 5/25 ( Less Critical) AC:Complex/A:User/CI:None/II:None/E:Theoretical/TD:Uncommon
- Vulnerability: Denial of Service
Description
This module enables you to embed the contents of one node in the body field of another.
The module doesn't sufficiently protect against a node being embedded in itself, or a loop being created of one node being embedded in another which is then itself embedded in the first node.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the permission to create content which allows other content to be embedded.
CVE identifier(s) issued
- A CVE identifier will be requested, and added upon issuance, in accordance with Drupal Security Team processes.
Versions affected
- All Node Embed 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.2.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Node Embed module, there is nothing you need to do.
Solution
- If you use the Node Embed module for Drupal 7.x you should upgrade to Node Embed 7.x-1.2.
Note: A previous version of this advisory erroneously said that the solution was to uninstall the module, but a fix is actually available in the 7.x-1.2 release.
Also see the Node Embed project page.
Reported by
Fixed by
- Not applicable.
Coordinated by
- Not applicable.
Contact and More Information
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