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Message-Id: <20121128203758.AC90326804A@www6.drupal.org>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:37:58 +0000 (UTC)
From: security-news@...pal.org
To: security-news@...pal.org
Subject: [Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2012-167 - Mixpanel -
	Cross site	scripting (XSS)

View online: http://drupal.org/node/1853198

  * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2012-167
  * Project: Mixpanel [1] (third-party module)
  * Version: 6.x
  * Date: 2012-November-28
  * Security risk: Moderately critical [2]
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting

-------- DESCRIPTION  
---------------------------------------------------------

This module provides integration with the Mixpanel real-time analytics
service.

The module doesn't sufficiently escape the Mixpanel token when adding the
tracking Javascript to the page.

This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role
with the permission "access administration pages".

CVE: Requested

-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED  
---------------------------------------------------

  * Mixpanel 6.x-1.x versions prior to 6.x-1.1.

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Mixpanel [3]
module, there is nothing you need to do.

-------- SOLUTION  
------------------------------------------------------------

Install the latest version:

  * If you use the Mixpanel module for Drupal 6.x, upgrade to Mixpanel 6.x-1.1
    [4]

Also see the Mixpanel [5] project page.

-------- REPORTED BY  
---------------------------------------------------------

  * David Snopek [6]

-------- FIXED BY  
------------------------------------------------------------

  * wundo [7] the module maintainer
  * David Snopek [8]

-------- COORDINATED BY  
------------------------------------------------------

  * Greg Knaddison [9] of the Drupal Security Team

-------- CONTACT AND MORE INFORMATION  
----------------------------------------

The Drupal security team can be reached at security at drupal.org or via the
contact form at http://drupal.org/contact [10].

Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [11], writing
secure code for Drupal [12], and securing your site [13].

[1] http://drupal.org/project/mixpanel
[2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://drupal.org/project/mixpanel
[4] http://drupal.org/node/1852098
[5] http://drupal.org/project/mixpanel
[6] http://drupal.org/user/266527
[7] http://drupal.org/user/25523
[8] http://drupal.org/user/266527
[9] http://drupal.org/user/36762
[10] http://drupal.org/contact
[11] http://drupal.org/security-team
[12] http://drupal.org/writing-secure-code
[13] http://drupal.org/security/secure-configuration

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