DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-016 **Update** Maintainers stepped forward, fixed the security issue, and Vocabulary Permissions Per Role is supported again.
An unauthorized user can view, modify, and delete vocabulary terms due to missing access checks in the Vocabulary Permissions Per Role module.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-016?
DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-016 is a missing authorization vulnerability in drupal/vppr, published on 25 Jan 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Update
Maintainers stepped forward, fixed the security issue, and Vocabulary Permissions Per Role is supported again.
The module allows adding to/editing terms of/removing terms from vocabularies per role.
The module did not properly check access for certain operations allowing an unauthorized malicious user to view, modify and delete terms.
Original advisory
The security team is marking this project unsupported. There is a known security issue with the project that has not been fixed by the maintainer. If you would like to maintain this project, please read: <https://www.drupal.org/node/251466#procedure—own-project—unsupported>
Which versions are affected by DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-016?
Linux distribution packages (1)
drupal/vppr Packagist:https://packages.drupal.org/8 | All versions | 1.2.0 |
How do I fix DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-016?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-016 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2022-016 in the wild and no public exploit code.