Date: 
Wednesday, Apr 17th, 2019
Advisory ID: 
BACKDROP-SA-CONTRIB-2019-007
Security risk: 
Critical
Vulnerability: 
Remote Code Execution
Versions affected: 
  • Tablefield 2.5.x versions prior to 2.5.4
Description: 

The tablefield module allows you to attach tabular data to an entity.

The module doesn't sufficiently determine that the data being unserialized is the contents of a tablefield when users request a CSV export, which could lead to Remote Code Execution via Object Injection.

This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the permission 'export tablefield', and be able to insert a payload into an entity's field.

Solution: 

Upgrade to the most recent version of the Tablefiield module. Download available on the Tablefield 1.x-2.5.4 release page. See the update instructions, if needed.

Reported By: 
  • Drew Webber, Provisional Drupal Security Team Member
Fixed By: 
Coordinated By: 

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