# DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-014: This module enables users to create 'private' vocabularies.

> Insufficient permission checks allow authenticated users to view, edit, or add terms to private vocabularies without proper authorization.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Jan 2022

## What is DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-014?

DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-014 is a missing authorization vulnerability in drupal/private_taxonomy, published on 26 Jan 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

This module enables users to create 'private' vocabularies.

The module doesn't sufficiently check user access permissions when attempting to view, edit, or add terms to vocabularies, including vocabularies not managed by the module.

Partial mitigation is available by requiring users have been granted at least "Administer own taxonomy", "Edit own terms in vocabulary\_name" or "Delete own terms in vocabulary\_name" permissions, however this does not mitigate all known issues.

## Which versions are affected by DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-014?


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `drupal/private_taxonomy` | Packagist:https://packages.drupal.org/8 | All versions | 2.5.0 |

## How do I fix DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-014?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-014 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-014 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-014 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-014 is a missing authorization vulnerability in drupal/private_taxonomy, published on 26 Jan 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-014 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: drupal/private_taxonomy. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-014/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-014/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-014

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-014/
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