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Message-Id: <20140122173306.60AB31B0043@www2.drupal.org>
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 17:33:06 +0000 (UTC)
From: security-news@...pal.org
To: security-news@...pal.org
Subject: [Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2014-006 - Language
	Switcher Dropdown -	Open Redirect

View online: https://drupal.org/node/2179123

   * Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2014-006
   * Project: Language Switcher Dropdown [1] (third-party module)
   * Version: 7.x
   * Date: 2014-January-22
   * Security risk: Moderately critical [2]
   * Exploitable from: Remote
   * Vulnerability: Open Redirect

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

The Language Switcher Dropdown module enables you to place a block with a
convenient drop-down language switcher. After choosing a value the user is
redirected to the url of the relevant language.

The module doesn't check that the url provided is a valid internal path prior
to redirecting.

-------- CVE IDENTIFIER(S) ISSUED
--------------------------------------------

   * /A CVE identifier [3] will be requested, and added upon issuance, in
     accordance with Drupal Security Team processes./

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

   * Language Switcher Dropdown 7.x-1.x versions prior to 7.x-1.4.

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Language
Switcher Dropdown [4] module, there is nothing you need to do.

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

Install the latest version:

   * If you use the Language switcher dropdown module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade
     to Language Switcher Dropdown 7.x-1.4 [5]

Also see the Language Switcher Dropdown [6] project page.

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

   * Eric Peterson [7]

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

   * Mohammed J. Razem [8] the module maintainer

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

   * Lee Rowlands [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].

Follow the Drupal Security Team on Twitter at
https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity [14]

[1] http://drupal.org/project/lang_dropdown
[2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] http://cve.mitre.org/
[4] http://drupal.org/project/lang_dropdown
[5] https://drupal.org/node/1614372
[6] http://drupal.org/project/lang_dropdown
[7] http://drupal.org/user/1467594
[8] https://drupal.org/user/255384
[9] http://drupal.org/user/395439
[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
[14] https://twitter.com/drupalsecurity

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