SA-CONTRIB-2012-025 - Cool aid; Editable help messages - Multiple vulnerabilities

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

• Ivo Van Geertruyen

Fixed by

• Daniel Braksator the module maintainer

Coordinated by

• Michael Hess of the Drupal Security Team