CVE-2017-6932 Drupal external link injection vulnerability

Medium 4.7 Published Updated

Attackers can trick users into navigating to external sites via the language switcher block in Drupal core.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2017-6932?

CVE-2017-6932 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 1 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Drupal core 7.x versions before 7.57 has an external link injection vulnerability when the language switcher block is used. A similar vulnerability exists in various custom and contributed modules. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to trick users into unwillingly navigating to an external site.

Weakness: CWE-601

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6932?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including drupal/core and drupal/drupal. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
drupal/core PackagistFrom 7.07.57
drupal/core PackagistFrom 7.07.57
drupal/drupal PackagistFrom 7.07.57
drupal/drupal PackagistFrom 7.07.57

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Drupal Drupal.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6932?

Upgrade drupal/core to 7.57 or later.

Is CVE-2017-6932 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6932 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wm86-w3cf-h6vm, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6932.

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